A Brutal Winter

Historical marker location:

50 North 3rd Street, Grand Forks, North Dakota

( Marker is at the intersection of North 3rd Street and 1st Avenue North on North 3rd Street.)

North Dakota played a major role in the development of the U.S. energy industry. The state's vast oil and natural gas reserves have been a major source of employment and economic growth for decades, and have helped to make the state one of the wealthiest in the country.