Bismarck, North Dakota the capital of the Dakota Territory, and in 1889 as the state capital of the new state of North Dakota. Bismarck is at (46.813343, −100.779004). According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has an area of , of which, is land and is water. The city has developed around downtown Bismarck, the center of historic development. It is distinctive because the city's major shopping center, Kirkwood Mall, is in the center city rather than in the suburbs. Several other major retail stores are in the vicinity of Kirkwood Mall, which was developed near the Bismarck Civic Center. The
North Dakota State College of Science Red River Valley University. The North Dakota Academy of Science opened in the building’s west wing in 1903. Old Main sits on the north side of the main oval, where many campus activities take place. NDSCS-Fargo is a campus of North Dakota State College of Science. Located across from the Fargodome on 19th Avenue North in Fargo, NDSCS-Fargo serves as the home to academic programming and non-credit training. NDSCS offers academic options in the following career clusters: The institution is state-assisted and is organized to provide for statewide comprehensive education and training programs of fewer than four years. The North