The 1890s were not kind to North Dakota. The price of wheat declined by 70%, high railroad rates hurt farmers, state tax receipts decreased, and the state had difficulty paying its bills.That changed, however, as the period from 1898 to 1915 brought North Dakota’s second boom. Railroads almost doubled in size, increasing from 2,662 miles of track to 5,226. Where the railroads went, peo...
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