Dakota State Founded March 5, 1881
On this date, March 5, 1881, the Territorial Legislative assembly passed the Normal bill, establishing a school at Madison in Dakota Territory. The school was originally referred to as Dakota Normal.
Find more information on the founding of Dakota State at the DSU Archives. http://www.departments.dsu.edu/dsuarchives/home.htm
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