Golf Scorecard History 101, North Dakota
Set #8
Cando GC to Edgeley CC
Flag of North Dakota
A few interesting facts about North Dakota:
- The town of Rugby is the geographical center of North America. A rock obelisk about 15 feet tall, flanked by poles flying the United States and Canadian flags marks the location.
- North Dakota passed a bill in 1987 making English the official state language.
- Geologically speaking Hillsboro is located in a large, flat, and ancient dried lake bottom surrounded by some of the most fertile farmland in the world.
- Milk is the official state beverage.
- Westhope located on U.S. Highway 83 is a Port-of-Entry into Canada. Each year more than 72,000 vehicles cross the border at this point.
- An attempt to drop the word North from the state name was defeated by the 1947 Legislative Assembly. Again in 1989 the Legislature rejected two resolutions intended to rename the state Dakota.
- When Dakota Territory was created in 1861 it was named for the Dakota Indian tribe. Dakota is a Sioux word meaning friends or allies.
- Dakota Gasification Company in Beulah is the nation's only synthetic natural gas producer.
- Bottineau is the southwestern gateway to the Turtle Mountains, Lake Metigoshe and the International Peace Garden.
- There are approximately 128 golf courses in North Dakota.
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1041 Blog Postings
The total number of golf scorecard images on this site now equals 18,793
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1041 Blog Postings
The total number of golf scorecard images on this site now equals 18,793
The total number of golf photographs on this site now equals 5,267
The total number of all photographs on this site now equals 15,357
Coming Soon:
Bear Mountain Resort, British Columbia, Canada
Czech Republic Scorecards
Ohio Scorecards
Madison Country Club, CT.
My golf scorecard collection statistics as of today:
Total North Dakota = 352
Total USA = 94,837
Total Foreign = 45,284
Total Collection = 140,121
Come back soon and often.
Feel free to leave your comments below.
Scorecard Trading: If you are a casual visitor and a golf scorecard collector and would like to do some scorecard trading contact me at rbglasson@cox.net.
Available: For sale and/or trade - Over 68,000 duplicate golf scorecards. Contact me if you are interested.
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