Cannonball Stage Station

Historical marker location:

8293 53rd Ave SW, Carson, North Dakota

( Marker is on 53rd Avenue Southwest, 1 mile south of 82nd Street Southwest, on the right when traveling south.)

Marker installed: 1974

North Dakota was the first state to establish a state-owned bank, the Bank of North Dakota, in 1919. The bank was created to promote economic development in the state and has since become a model for other states looking to establish similar institutions.