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"History Comes to Life on the Talking Trail..."

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Tri-County Alliance - Germans from Russia
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238 - Lake Hoskins Settlement

Imagine the journey of the families whose names can still be read here at the Lake Hoskins... (read more)

Lake Hoskins Settlement Marker - Tri-County Alliance
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241 - Wihelmina Geiszler

On a spring day in 1898, Wilhelmina Geiszler watched from her home as flames... (read more)

Wilhelmina Geiszler - Tri-County Alliance
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233 - St. John's Cemetery

The first settlement of Germans from Russia arrived in South Dakota in 1872... (read more)

St. John's Cemetery Feist Graves - Tri-County Alliance
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243 - St. Andrew's Church

St. Andrews, like so many rural churches of its day, has provided the loving arms of... (read more)

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235 - St. Andrew's Cemetery

The names on these cemetery markers represent the founding members of... (read more)

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248 - Sankt Andreas Gemeinde

When the builders of this stone church arrived in the Dakota Territory in 1884, leaving... (read more)

Sankt Andreas Gemeinde - Talking Trail
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223 - Emmons County Museum

On Christmas Day in 1894, Emmons County residents Sherman Suverly and Eleanor... (read more)

Emmons County Museum - Talking Trail
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224 - Logan County Museum 1

Here at the Logan County Historical Museum you will find a country school that... (read more)

Logan County Museum - Talking Trail
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226 - Wishek Civic Center

The building of the Wishek Civic Center was started in the year 1940, thanks to the... (read more)

Wishek Civic Center - Talking Trail
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225 - St. Mary's Cemetery

Welcome to the Old St. Mary’s Cemetery which was founded here in 1884, on the... (read more)

Old St. Mary's Cemetery - Talking Trail
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232 - Zeeland Hall and Arch

Welcome to the community of Zeeland and to Zeeland Hall. We are grateful for... (read more)

Zeeland Hall - Talking Trail
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227 - Emmons County Courthouse

The year was 1883, and the original location of the Emmons County Courthouse... (read more)

Emmons County Courthouse - Talking Trail
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234 - Lehr Tabernacle

Welcome to Prairie Bible Camp.    The camp was founded in 1921 by the Bismarck... (read more)

Lehr Tabernacle - Talking Trail
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236 - St. Peter & Paul Church

The majority of people of the Strasburg area descended from southern Germans... (read more)

St. Peter and Paul Historic Church - Talking Trail
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228 - McIntosh County Courthouse

Easily visible on the surrounding plains, the McIntosh County Courthouse... (read more)

McIntosh County Courthouse - Talking Trail
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230 - Dinosaurs on the Prairie

The machines you see winding up the hill on Custer’s Ridge may look and seem as old... (read more)

Dinosaurs on the Prairie - Talking Trail
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240 - McIntosh Heritage Center

The McIntosh Heritage Center was established in 1978 and is located in the heart... (read more)

McIntosh Heritage Center - Talking Trail
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231 - Schwab Sodhouse

Today, a one-stop flight from the United States to Russia can take as few as twelve... (read more)

Schwab Sodhouse - Talking Trail
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237 - Threshing Grounds

Braddock, North Dakota, settled in 1883, is the oldest town in Emmons County. And if... (read more)

Threshing Grounds - Talking Trail
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242 - Burnstad

Welcome to Burnstad, North Dakota. While it is a ghost town today, it was once a flourishing... (read more)

Burnstad Ghost Town - Talking Trail
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244 - Welk Homestead - Site 1

Herzlich Wilkommen at Welk Homestead, a German-Russian farm and the... (read more)

Welk Homestead Site 1 - Talking Trail
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245 - Welk Homestead Site 2

Ludwig learned blacksmithing from his father back in South Russia, and he taught it... (read more)

Welk Homestead - Talking Trail
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247 - St. John's Church

Life wasn’t easy when the Germans from Russia settlers arrived in North Dakota in... (read more)

St. John's Catholic Church Memorial - Talking Trail
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229 - Logan County Courthouse

The city of Napoleon, Dakota Territory was founded in 1884, and named after... (read more)

Logan County Courthouse - Talking Trail
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246 - St. Mary's Catholic Church

St. Mary's Catholic Church in Hague, built in 1930, is one of the most beautiful churches... (read more)

St. Mary's Church - Talking Trail
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250 - Ashley Firehall

Funded in part by Humanities North Dakota, a nonprofit, independent state partner of the National Endowment for the Humanities... (read more)

Ashley Fire Hall - Talking Trail
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239 - Logan County Museum 2

Here at the Logan County Historical Museum you will find a country school that... (read more)

Logan County Museum - Talking Trail
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251 - Zeeland Arch

Funded in part by Humanities North Dakota, a nonprofit, independent state partner of the National Endowment for the Humanities... (read more)

Zeeland Arch - Talking Trail
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249 - Beaver Lake State Park

Funded in part by Humanities North Dakota, a nonprofit, independent state partner of the National Endowment for the Humanities... (read more)

Beaver Lake State Park - Talking Trail
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252 - Elise Perras Story

Funded in part by Humanities North Dakota, a nonprofit, independent state partner of the National Endowment for the Humanities... (read more)

Elise Perras House - Talking Trail
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253 - Keller Hotel

Funded in part by Humanities North Dakota, a nonprofit, independent state partner of the National Endowment for the Humanities... (read more)

Keller Hotel - Talking Trail
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254 - St. Luke's Lutheran Church

Funded in part by Humanities North Dakota, a nonprofit, independent state partner of the National Endowment for the Humanities... (read more)

St. Luke's Lutheran Church - Talking Trail
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255 - Ashley Zion Lutheran Church

Funded in part by Humanities North Dakota, a nonprofit, independent state partner of the National Endowment for the Humanities... (read more)

Zion Lutheran Church - Talking Trail
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256 - Gordon Hoberg Story

Funded in part by Humanities North Dakota, a nonprofit, independent state partner of the National Endowment for the Humanities... (read more)

Gordon Hoberg Story - Talking Trail
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257 - Friedens Cemetery

The founders of Friedens Lutheran Community began to meet in one another's homes... (read more)

Friedens Cemetery - Talking Trail
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258 - Ashley SuperValu & Mural

​Welcome to the community of Ashley, North Dakota. We’re happy you made the... (read more)

Ashley SuperValu & Mural - Talking Trail
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259 - Wade & Ellen Zick Memorial

On July 11, 1976, the sun rose over the flat horizon surrounding Zeeland, North Dakota... (read more)

Wade & Ellen Zick Memorial - Talking Trail
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260 - Nina Farley

The years between 1879 and 1886 brought a great settlement boom to northern... (read more)

Nina Farley - Talking Trail
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261 - Stan's Supermarket

Welcome to Stan’s Supermarket–home of the world famous Wishek Sausage... (read more)

Wishek Sausage & Stan’s Supermarket - Talking Trail
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262 - Martin Luther Lutheran...

Before rails were laid and trails were dug in Dakota Territory, people in faraway lands... (read more)

Martin Luther Lutheran Church - Talking Trail
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German-Russian Country is the heartland of the Black Sea Germans, Germans from Russia who settled on the Great Plains of North America. The Germans from Russia are among the most visible and vibrant ethnic immigrant cultures of the plains. Three counties in South Central North Dakota — Emmons, Logan and McIntosh — are at the center of German-Russian Country, and we are proud to share that rich history along their Talking Trail... #ExperienceTheStory

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