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F.O.E. Ten Commandment Monuments in North Dakota (7)
| Bismarck, North Dakota |
Lions Park
Google Maps street view (Aug. 2011)
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Bismarck, N.D. Ten Commandments Monument
Photo courtesy of Bismarck Parks and Recreation District
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Donated by: Bismarck Aerie No. 2237
Donated: September 17, 1961
Location: adjacent to Hillside Aquatic Complex's parking lot, Lions Park, at the intersection of E. Boulevard Avenue and N. 18th Street
Scroll: “Presented To The City / Of Bismarck By / Bismarck Aerie No. 2237 / Fraternal Order Of Eagles / Sept. 17, 1961”
Comment: The Bismarck monument is somewhat unique. Around 1956-1957, the Eagles recommended to local aeries that new monuments (1) add De Mille's tablets at the top, (2) Roman numerals not be used to number the commandments and (3) add the ‘graven images’ commandment as a sub- (i.e., indented) commandment of the first commandment because the organization had gotten complaints that the original version of its Ten Commandments favored the Catholic tradition. Bismarck adopted change #1, but not #2 and #3. (Compare the 1961 Bismarck monument to the 1961 Austin monument at the Texas State Capitol.) Interestingly, a Latin (Christian) cross is embedded on the right and left sides just above the commandments. This is common to most post 1956 Eagles‘ mounuments.
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| Dunseith, North Dakota |
International Peace Garden
Credit: Institute for Regional Studies, North Dakota State University. Dedication (L-R) Charlton Heston (who played Moses in DeMille's The Ten Commandments), Judge E. J. Ruegemer, of Saint Cloud, Minnesota; Mayor Herschel Lashkowitz; and N.D. Lt. Gov. C. P. Dahl.
Photo available at http://digitalhorizonsonline.org/cdm/singleitem/collection/uw/id/6758/rec/6
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Photo by Jon Lindgren, former Mayor of Fargo |
Scroll at bottom of monument
Photo by Jon Lindgren, former Mayor of Fargo
Donated by: Fraternal Order of Eagles
Donated: June 1956
Location: International Peace Garden on the border of North Dakota and Manitoba, Canada.
Scroll: “Presented To / International Peace Garden / By / Fraternal Order Of Eagles / 1956”
Notes: The monument was donated by FOEs of South Dakota, North Dakota and Manitoba, Canada.
Eagle (magazine), December 1955, “A Garden of Peace” by Jan Wuttken:
Located between Dunseith, North Dakota and Boissevain, Manitoba, are 2,200 acres of land known as the “International Peace Garden.” At the entrance of the garden is a plaque reading “To God in His Glory We Two Nations Dedicate This Garden and Pledge Ourselves That as Long as Men Shall Live We Will Not Take Up Arms Against One Another.”
Charlton Heston, who played Moses in Cecil B. DeMille’s 1956 movie The Ten Commandments, spoke at the 1956 dedication of the Eagles Ten Commandments monument.
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| Fargo, North Dakota |
Photo by Red River Freethinkers (October 2008)
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Photo by Red River Freethinkers (October 2008) |
Donated by: Fargo Aerie No. 153
Donated: 1958
Location: In the courtyard between the City Hall, Civic Center and Fargo Public Library. After the dedication in 1958, the monument was put in storage until it was installed in 1961. The monument faces 4th Street N. between 1st & 3rd Avenues N.
Scroll: “Presented To The City Of Fargo / Commemorating The First Urban / Renewal Project In North Dakota / Dedicated To The States Future / Development And A Better Way Of / Life For All Its People / Fargo Aerie No. 153 / Fraternal Order Of Eagles”
Litigation: The Fargo monument was the subject of two lawsuites: (1) Twombly v. City of Fargo, 388 F.Supp.2d 983 (D. N.D. 2005) and (2) Red River Freethinkers v. City of Fargo.
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| Mandan, North Dakota |
Morton County Courthouse
Screenshot: Google Maps street view August 2011 (monument in lower right corner)
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Donated by FOE: 1968
Location: In the courtyard between the Morton County Courthouse and the Norton County Offices, 2nd Ave. N.W. (between 1st and 2nd Streets N.W.)
Scroll: (Cannot determine from the screenshot)
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| Minot, North Dakota |
Roosevelt Park
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Photo by Karen & Lee - “Two RV Gypsies”
available at http://www.tworvgypsies.us/!USA-trip8-2015/45b-minot-riverwalk.html
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Donated by: Minot Aerie No. 2376
Donated: 1963
Location: Roosevelt Park, viewable from Minot Riverwalk and the North Dakota Medal of Honor Memorial.
Scroll: “Presented To / The City Of Minot, N.D. / By / Minot Aerie No. 2376 / Fraternal Order Of Eagles / 1963”
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| Sentinel Butte, North Dakota |
Home on the Range
Screenshot: Google Maps street view October 2008 (monument in center of the field)
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Donated by FOE: 1965
Location: Home on the Range, 16351 Interstate 94.
Scroll: (Cannot determine from the screenshot)
Notes: Home On The Range was established in 1950, when Father Elwood E. Cassedy and three boys moved into a granary converted to living quarters on the former 960-acre ranch owned by Mr. and Mrs. Edward B. Lievens. The Home’s mission is to provide “a Catholic home to strengthen children and families today for a successful tomorrow.” Source: http://hotrnd.com/ The Eagles continue to provide financial support.
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| Valley City, North Dakota |
Veterans Memorial Park
Screenshot: Google Maps street view Sept. 2012
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Eagle (Magazine) May 1973
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Donated by: Valley City Aerie No. 2192
Donated: June 1960
Location: Veterans Memorial Park, facing Main Street, between Central Avenue S and 2nd Avenue NE.
Scroll: “Presented To / The City Of Valley City / By / Valley City Aerie No. 2192 / Fraternal Order Of Eagles / June 1960”
YouTube: Veterans Memorial Park Valley City North Dakota
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