The Prairie

Historical marker location:

15550 North Dakota 1804, Williston, North Dakota

( Marker can be reached from Mondak Backroad 1 near 143rd Avenue Northwest (North Dakota Route 1804).)

North Dakota was the first state to provide free high school education to all of its residents, starting in 1905. This early commitment to education helped North Dakota develop one of the highest rates of high school graduation in the country.