Aug. 11 — In this week in 1932, North Dakota lost a great champion. Her name was Marguerite – Golden Marguerite – and she was truly a “Gold Medal Cow.” In 1921, she produced 977.7 pounds of butter fat in one year, a record not beaten until 1969. To celebrate her achievements a...
Minot, city, seat (1888) of Ward county, north-central North Dakota, U.S. It lies on the Souris River (also called the Mouse River), about 50 miles (80 km) south of the Canadian border and about 100 miles (160 km) northwest of Bismarck. It was settled in