Bismarck, North Dakota Bismarck Blaze and the Bismarck Roughriders, but both teams left the city soon after they were formed. Bismarck once had a professional baseball team, the Dakota Rattlers, but the team moved to Minot after several seasons in Bismarck. Bismarck, North Dakota Bismarck () is the capital of the U.S. state of North Dakota and the county seat of Burleigh County. It is the second-most populous city in North Dakota after Fargo. The city's population was estimated in 2017 at 72,865, while its metropolitan population was 132,142. In 2017, "Forbes" magazine ranked Bismarck as the seventh fastest-growing small city in the
USS North Dakota (BB-29) USS North Dakota (BB-29) USS "North Dakota" (BB-29) was a dreadnought battleship of the United States Navy, the second member of the , her only sister ship being . "North Dakota" was laid down at the Fore River Shipyard in December 1907, was launched in November 1908, and commissioned into the US Navy in April 1910. She was armed with a main battery of ten guns and was capable of a top speed of . "North Dakota" was the first vessel of the US Navy to be named after the 39th state. "North Dakota" had a peaceful career; she was