Valley City

Valley City

      city, seat (1879) of Barnes county, southeastern North Dakota, U.S. It lies in the Sheyenne River valley, about 60 miles (100 km) west of Fargo. Before settlement, Cheyenne, Sioux, Cree, and Ojibwa Indians hunted in the area. The community was founded in 1872 with the coming of the Northern Pacific Railway (Northern Pacific Railway Company). Originally called Worthington, it was renamed and incorporated as a village in 1881. Valley City, located in a fertile agricultural region that produces sunflowers, wheat, barley, corn (maize), and soybeans, developed as an agricultural trade centre. Manufactures include farm machinery, electronics, plastics, and cement. Food processing and telemarketing are also important to the economy. The city is the seat of Valley City State University (founded 1890). Baldhill Dam, a flood-control project on the Sheyenne River north of the city, impounds Lake Ashtabula (site of a federal fish hatchery). The North Dakota Winter Show, an agricultural event, is held annually in March. Camp Sheardown State Historic Site, marking a campsite for an 1863 expedition, is just east of the city. Fort Ransom State Park is 35 miles (55 km) south. Inc. city, 1883. Pop. (1990) 7,163; (2000) 6,826.

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