Camp Atchison Historic Site

Historical marker location:

Binford, North Dakota

( Memorial is on State Highway 1, 0.4 miles south of 8th Street NE, on the left when traveling south.)

Marker installed: 1962

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.