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Among the places of North Dakota, Bismarck stands out for its role as the state capital on the east bank of the Missouri River. The river valley gives the city a broad, open setting, while residential districts extend across the surrounding prairie. Bismarck began as a Northern Pacific Railway settlement in 1872 and became the territorial capital in 1883; it retained that role when North Dakota entered the Union in 1889. Its most recognizable civic landmark is the North Dakota State Capitol, a 1930s Art Deco tower built after fire destroyed the former capitol. Across the Missouri, Mandan forms the other historic city of the metropolitan area.
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Bismarck sits on the east bank of the Missouri River in central North Dakota, where the river corridor breaks the broad, open sweep of the northern Great Plains. As the state capital, it is anchored by the North Dakota State Capitol, an Art Deco tower built after a 1930 fire destroyed the earlier capitol. The city began in 1872 as Edwinton and was soon renamed for German chancellor Otto von Bismarck; its early growth was closely tied to the Northern Pacific Railroad. Riverfront parks and trails follow the waterway, while the North Dakota Heritage Center & State Museum interprets the state’s geology, Indigenous heritage and settlement history. Continue through nearby webcams to explore different parts of Bismarck and central North Dakota.
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North Dakota is best known within the United States for Theodore Roosevelt National Park’s eroded Badlands. Across the state, prairie, rolling plains and broad agricultural country are cut by the Missouri River, whose impoundment forms Lake Sakakawea, one of the nation’s largest reservoirs. Bismarck, the state capital, stands on the river’s east bank, while Knife River Indian Villages National Historic Site preserves an important landscape of Mandan, Hidatsa and Arikara history. Farther west, the Little Missouri River shapes the badlands associated with Theodore Roosevelt’s ranching years. Discover other points of interest through webcams located across North Dakota.
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The Atlantic, Pacific and Gulf coasts define much of the United States — their ports, fisheries and trade routes have long tied the country’s economy to the wider world. Between them, the Rocky Mountains, Great Plains and Mississippi River basin form sharply different regions, from high western ranges to broad agricultural heartlands. Cities carry much of the national story: New York’s Statue of Liberty, a gift from France dedicated in 1886, remains an enduring symbol, while Washington, DC concentrates major federal institutions. Indigenous nations have shaped these lands for millennia, and their living cultures remain essential to the country’s identity. Find related webcams in the surrounding areas to build a fuller picture of the United States.
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