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8/18/2010: While North Dakota is known for its beautiful, yet often dry prairies, the eastern edge of the state is bordered by a series of rivers. For early settlers of the Dakotas, these bodies of water proved to be a significant obstacle for travel, and bridges were simply unavailable. As a result, fords, shallow stretches in a river, provided easy access points by which people of all types could enter the Dakota plains. Among the most important of these fords was the Maple Creek Crossing; a gateway to the Northern Plains. ....

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