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
North Dakota Highway 22 North Dakota Highway 22 North Dakota Highway 22 is a major north–south state highway in North Dakota. It begins at the South Dakota state line south of the small town of Reeder and ends at Highway 23 west of New Town and north of Mandaree. The route is 154 miles in length and has one concurrency with US Route 12. The highway widely parallels US Route 85 running about fifteen miles east of it. North Dakota Highway 22 begins at the South Dakota state line as a continuation of South Dakota Highway 79. From there it heads north to the