Remembrance in Stone

Historical Monuments of the Northern Plains

Remembrance in Stone is a guide to historical monuments developed for public information by the Center for Heritage Renewal, North Dakota State University. Considerable background research for this website has been contributed by students in HIST 489, the Senior Seminar in History at NDSU.

Monument	County	Notes
Carl Ben Eielson Memorial Arch	Traill ND	Memorial to the famed aviator by the people of Hattan and North Dakota
Bjornstjerne Bjornson Bautastein	Cass ND	Monument to Norwegian independence and Norway's national poet on the campus of North Dakota State University
Walter J.S. Traill Cairn	Traill ND	Forgotten monument to the founder of Frog Point, an early settler of Traill County
Hans Nilsen Hauge Monument	Clay MN	Tribute to the Norwegian religious and social reformer, on Concordia College campus
Ten Commandments	Cass ND	Symbol of religious faith, tribute to the foundations of American jurisprudence, or relic of the Cold War?
Gravesites of Sitting Bull	Standing Rock Reservation ND & SD	Contested memorials to the famous Hunkpapa
Minuteman Missile Monument	Lamoure ND	Comemmoration of the Cold War courtesy of Mr. Wheat, Senator Milton Young
Rollo Statue	Cass ND	Monument to the Norse duke of Normandy, symbol of Norwegian identity

Director's Essay / Recommended Reading

Know of a historical monument that should be researched and included in this guide? Let us know at heritage@i29.net.

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