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*[[Minot, North Dakota|Minot]] – The Magic City<ref>[http://www.npr.org/2011/06/23/137360782/north-dakota-residents-flee-minots-floodwaters North Dakota Residents Flee Minot's Floodwaters], National Public Radio, June 23, 2011</ref>
*[[Minot, North Dakota|Minot]] – The Magic City<ref>[http://www.npr.org/2011/06/23/137360782/north-dakota-residents-flee-minots-floodwaters North Dakota Residents Flee Minot's Floodwaters], National Public Radio, June 23, 2011</ref>
*[[Ray, North Dakota|Ray]] – Grain Palace City<ref>The [http://www.raynd.com/ Ray, ND, website] includes an image of the city's centennial logo, which includes this nickname.</ref>
*[[Ray, North Dakota|Ray]] – Grain Palace City<ref>The [http://www.raynd.com/ Ray, ND, website] includes an image of the city's centennial logo, which includes this nickname.</ref>
*[[Rugby, North Dakota|Rugby]] – Geographical Center of North America<ref>[http://rugbynorthdakota.com/AttractionDetail.aspx?AttractionID=6 Geographical Center of North America] and [http://rugbynorthdakota.com/AttractionDetail.aspx?AttractionID=10 Northern Lights Tower], Rugby Chamber of Commerce website, accessed October 28, 2011</ref>
*[[Rugby, North Dakota|Rugby]] – Geographical Center of North America<ref>[http://rugbynorthdakota.com/AttractionDetail.aspx?AttractionID=6 Geographical Center of North America] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120119175943/http://rugbynorthdakota.com/AttractionDetail.aspx?AttractionID=6 |date=2012-01-19 }} and [http://rugbynorthdakota.com/AttractionDetail.aspx?AttractionID=10 Northern Lights Tower] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111014051705/http://rugbynorthdakota.com/AttractionDetail.aspx?AttractionID=10 |date=2011-10-14 }}, Rugby Chamber of Commerce website, accessed October 28, 2011</ref>
*[[St. John, North Dakota|St. John]] – City at the end of the Rainbow<ref>[http://www.oocities.org/mike_croteau/St_John.html "St. John, ND History"], accessed December 11, 2015. "Material in this history of St. John comes from many sources including: ''St. John: City at the End of the Rainbow'', ..."</ref>
*[[St. John, North Dakota|St. John]] – City at the end of the Rainbow<ref>[http://www.oocities.org/mike_croteau/St_John.html "St. John, ND History"], accessed December 11, 2015. "Material in this history of St. John comes from many sources including: ''St. John: City at the End of the Rainbow'', ..."</ref>
*[[Towner, North Dakota|Towner]] – Cattle Capital of North Dakota<ref name=EpodunkAnimal>[http://www.epodunk.com/slogans/animals.html Claims to Fame - Animals], [[Epodunk]], accessed April 16, 2007.</ref>
*[[Towner, North Dakota|Towner]] – Cattle Capital of North Dakota<ref name=EpodunkAnimal>[http://www.epodunk.com/slogans/animals.html Claims to Fame - Animals], [[Epodunk]], accessed April 16, 2007.</ref>

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This partial list of city nicknames in North Dakota compiles the

chambers of commerce. City nicknames can help in establishing a civic identity, helping outsiders recognize a community or attracting people to a community because of its nickname; promote civic pride; and build community unity.[1] Nicknames and slogans that successfully create a new community "ideology or myth"[2] are also believed to have economic value.[1] Their economic value is difficult to measure,[1] but there are anecdotal reports of cities that have achieved substantial economic benefits by "branding" themselves by adopting new slogans.[2]

Some unofficial nicknames are positive, while others are derisive. The unofficial nicknames listed here have been in use for a long time or have gained wide currency.


See also

References

  1. ^ a b c Muench, David "Wisconsin Community Slogans: Their Use and Local Impacts" Archived 2013-03-09 at the Wayback Machine, December 1993, accessed April 10, 2007.
  2. ^ a b Alfredo Andia, Branding the Generic City :), MU.DOT magazine, September 10, 2007
  3. ^ U.S. City Monikers, Tagline Guru website, accessed January 5, 2008
  4. ^ North Dakota of today, By Zena Irma Trinka and Z'dena Trinka, 3rd edition, Bismarck Tribune Publishing Company, 1919
  5. ^ Drayton Economic Development Corporation website, accessed July 3, 2008
  6. ^ [www.hebronnd.org/] website, accessed November 7, 2017
  7. ^ Jamestown, ND, website; Jamestown is home to the World's Largest Buffalo, a 26-ft-fall cement sculpture.
  8. ^ North Dakota Residents Flee Minot's Floodwaters, National Public Radio, June 23, 2011
  9. ^ The Ray, ND, website includes an image of the city's centennial logo, which includes this nickname.
  10. ^ Geographical Center of North America Archived 2012-01-19 at the Wayback Machine and Northern Lights Tower Archived 2011-10-14 at the Wayback Machine, Rugby Chamber of Commerce website, accessed October 28, 2011
  11. ^ "St. John, ND History", accessed December 11, 2015. "Material in this history of St. John comes from many sources including: St. John: City at the End of the Rainbow, ..."
  12. Epodunk
    , accessed April 16, 2007.
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