History of Bismarck, North Dakota flooding evacuated 1700 citizens in or near the Fox Island and South Port. Much of south Bismarck or south of Bismarck Expressway was flooded or flooding. A similar occurrence also happened in 2011. History of Bismarck, North Dakota Bismarck is the capital of the state of North Dakota, the county seat of Burleigh County, and the second most populous city in North Dakota after Fargo. The city was formed in 1872 as "Edwinton" after Edwin Ferry Johnson, a chief engineer for the Northern Pacific Railway company, when the railroad reached the eastern banks of the Missouri River. The name was
State Bar Association of North Dakota State Bar Association of North Dakota The State Bar Association of North Dakota (SBAND) is the integrated (mandatory) bar association of the U.S. state of North Dakota. Founded in 1899, SBAND is the oldest integrated bar association in the United States. The SBAND is governed by a Board of Governors, consisting of 6 member and 4 officers. The Association provides a wide range of services including Association committees actively address issues involving judicial qualifications, public information programs, and law-related education in the public school system. Association staff also administer programs sponsored by the North Dakota Bar Foundation, the philanthropic arm