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First newspaper printed in North Dakota...
First newspaper printed in North Dakota...
Item # 712180
September 07, 1865
FRONTIER SCOUT, Fort Rice, D.T. (Dakota Territory), Sept. 7, 1865 This very scarce Civil War/Frontier army newspaper was published for just 19 issues, 4 in 1864 at Ft. Union., D.T., and the concluding 15 at Ft. Rice, D.T., in weekly issues running from June 15 to October 12, 1865.
The two forts were under the jurisdiction of General Sully, established to keep an eye on potential Indian problems arising on the Minnesota /Dakota Sioux Indian frontier.
This was the first newspaper published in what is now North Dakota.
This is the volume 1, number 13 issue, however when it moved from Fort Union to Fort Rice they began the numbering over again, so this is actually the 17th newspaper published in North Dakota. It would exist for just 2 more issues.
Four pages, printed on blue-lined writing paper on relatively thick stock paper, 7 3/4 by 12 1/4 inches, nice condition.
Category: Private Collection
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