History of Bismarck, North Dakota Dakota. Some Bismarck citizens raided Jamestown for the state records. After the state records were back in Bismarck, construction of the capitol was completed in 1884, and talk of moving the capital city of North Dakota to Jamestown stopped. The first hospital for the Dakota Territory, Saint Alexius, was founded in 1885. Like most of the country, the 1890s were hard times for North Dakota. The Panic of 1893 was the nation's worst economic hardship to that point, and North Dakota's strong agriculture-based economy was directly affected. To make things worse, Bismarck was struck by a severe fire in August
2006 North Dakota State Bison football team 2006 North Dakota State Bison football team The 2006 North Dakota State Bison football team represented North Dakota State University in the 2006 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Bison head coach is Craig Bohl, in his fourth season as head coach of the team. The Bison play at the Fargodome in Fargo, North Dakota. North Dakota State competes in the FCS division of college football. In 2006, the Bison finished with a record of 10–1, and were the conference champions at 4–0. While being ranked #4 at the end of the year, NDSU was ineligible to make the