Fort Rice

Fort Rice (Lakota: Psíŋ Otȟúŋwahe; "Wild Rice Village"[1]) was a frontier military fort in the 19th century named for American Civil War General James Clay Rice in what was then Dakota Territory and what is now North Dakota.

The State Historical Society of North Dakota protects the fort area as Fort Rice State Historic Site, located about 30 miles south of Mandan, North Dakota in Morton County. Visitors can see depressions, foundation lines, and WPA corner markers for the original buildings.

1953 tornado

On May 29, 1953, a violent F5 tornado struck the area, killing two people and injuring 20 others.[2][3][4][5]

References
  1. Ullrich, Jan, ed. (2011). New Lakota Dictionary (2nd ed.). Bloomington, IN: Lakota Language Consortium. p. 945. ISBN 978-0-9761082-9-0. LCCN 2008922508.
  2. "North Dakota F5". National Weather Service. Storm Prediction Center. Retrieved 4 July 2020.
  3. North Dakota Event Report: F5 Tornado. National Weather Service (Report). National Centers for Environmental Information. Retrieved 4 July 2020.
  4. North Dakota Event Report: F5 Tornado. National Weather Service (Report). National Centers for Environmental Information. Retrieved 4 July 2020.
  5. Grazulis, Thomas P. (July 1993). Significant Tornadoes 1680–1991: A Chronology and Analysis of Events. St. Johnsbury, Vermont: The Tornado Project of Environmental Films. p. 972. ISBN 1-879362-03-1.


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