I hope this satisfied your curiosity, as it did mine.About This Game Recently updated with This War of Mine: Final Cut! When the territory split in 1889, North Dakota's capitol became Bismarck. The capital of the territory (Yankton) is located in what is now South Dakota. According to, this was done in hopes of attracting German investment to the railway.īismarck didn't become the state capitol until the Dakota Territory split in two. Second, I'm sure you're wondering why they chose to name the city after this German chancellor. I'm very happy the city was given an abbreviated version of his name because telling people I live in "Prince Baron Otto Eduard Leopold Schoenhausen Von Bismarck" would leave me winded. He was also known as "The Iron Chancellor."Īccording to the source, he's credited with creating the German Empire and was its first chancellor.įirst, you're probably thinking, "Holy cow! Is that man's name long enough?" My thoughts exactly. The following year (1873), Edwinton was renamed to Bismarck.Īccording to the source, Bismarck was named to honor the German Chancellor, "Prince Baron Otto Eduard Leopold Schoenhausen. Before Bismarck was Bismarck, it was Edwinton. According to the city of Bismarck's website Bismarck came to existence in 1872, but it wasn't Bismarck.
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |
AuthorWrite something about yourself. No need to be fancy, just an overview. ArchivesCategories |