Minot History By Mandyswp Dec 1, 1907 Add 3rd normal school Minot State University Dec 1, 1909 Changes Velva, Rugby, and Towner attempted to kill the second bill in committee and some legislators tried to obtain the school for their own communities Dec 1, 1911 Bill passed! Bill passed the third and final time in 1911. Dec 1, 1912 Vote in favor! In 1912, the citizens of North Dakota voted overwhelmingly in favor of the project Dec 1, 1913 FREEZE! In the spring of 1913, construction finally started, but not before a late freeze ruined the first pour of concrete at the building site
