October 14: A Mecca for Homesteaders

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Oct 14, 20262:47Education

Adams County was created in 1907 with land that was broken off from Hettinger County. It is located in southwestern North Dakota and encompasses 987 square miles. The county was named for John Quincy Adams, a Milwaukee R...

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