1958 Facts about Minot #2 – In 1958 the Minot
Chamber of Commerce was located at 19B South Main St. …… The Municipal
Auditorium had just been built at a cost of $800,000 and was listed as a great
convention facility in the city…… Home of the North Central Experiment Stati0n
with continuous research into improving agricultural methods …… Minot featured
36 churches, (all denominations) ….. over 600 retail and wholesale business
outlets …. And North Dakotas largest State Teachers College (now MSU)…..
Because of the Air Force Base and political tensions of the time, the Phone
book also had a whole page on evacuation procedures should the Air force Base
be attacked.
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