Investigating a Pit House

Historical marker location:

Menoken, North Dakota

( Marker can be reached from 171st Street Northeast, 0.2 miles north of 30th Avenue Northeast, on the right when traveling north.)

Menoken Village State Historic Site.

architecture houses residential buildings

North Dakota was once home to a thriving wheat-growing industry that helped it earn the nickname "The Breadbasket of the World." The state's fertile soil and favorable weather conditions made it an ideal location for wheat farming, and many farmers still grow wheat there today.