From the Frontier to the Fleet: Celebrating North Dakota’s Legacy in the 250 Years of the U.S. Navy

Americans were fighting for independence from colonial England over a year before the Declaration of Independence was written. The fighting began on April 19, 1775, with the Battles of Lexington and Concord. George Washington, understanding the importance of naval power, urged the Second Continental Congress to create a Continental Navy. On October 13, 1775, a resolution was passed to establish a…