Park River--100 years, 1884-1984
area. The lands were unsurveyed and the elk and deer ran wild. They squatted on the land until it was surveyed and could be claimed as theirs under the Homestead Act. In the fall of 1879 the grass was especially heavy and numerous prairie fires harassed the settlers, and heavy blizzards covered the...
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| Online Access: | http://cdm16921.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/ndsl-books/id/36409 |