The sites were Moscow for the USSR and Grand Forks Air Force Base, North Dakota, since its Safeguard facility was already under construction, for the US.

Caudine Forks was not far to the north.

In the late 1980s, a proposal was put forth for the Two Forks Dam, which would have created a reservoir flooding the entire section from the North Fork confluence to the town of Deckers.

It was the first of five forts that were built to control the strategic " Forks of the Ohio ".

Walsh County was created by the 1881 territorial legislature and organized on August 30, 1881 from the northern parts of Grand Forks County and southern parts of Pembina County.

Until it was officially named, Murfreesboro had been referred to as " Forks of the Missouri " or " Three Forks ".

The older community was centered around Five Forks and Rockbridge Roads.

In the early 19th century, the town was known as " The Forks ".

According to Romig's Michigan Place Names, the community was first settled by lumbermen in about 1863 and was first known as Grand Forks, after the confluence of the Tobacco and Cedar rivers.

East Grand Forks, along with Grand Forks, was heavily damaged by a major flood in 1997.

The confluence of the Red and Red Lake RiversEast Grand Forks is located in the flat, fertile Red River Valley which once was a part of historical glacial Lake Agassiz.

In 1800, she was captured by the Mennetaree tribe near the present site of Three Forks.

Grand Forks AFB was established in 1955.

Grand Forks Air Force Base was established on 1 December 1955, with construction beginning in the fall of that year.

It was named after the neighboring city of Grand Forks, North Dakota.

Due to the continuance of the Cold War between the United States and the Soviet Union, Grand Forks AFB was originally built as an Air Defense Command ( ADC ) fighter-interceptor air base.

The site for the base was chosen in 1954 and the land was paid for by the citizens of Grand Forks, the site was located west of the city.

On February 18, 1957 the 478th Fighter Group ( Defense ) was activated at Grand Forks.

In addition to the interceptor squadrons, In 1958 a Semi Automatic Ground Environment ( SAGE ) Data Center ( DC-11 ) was established at Grand Forks.

DC-11 was operated by the Grand Forks Air Defense Sector ( GFADS ), activated on 8 December 1957 under the 31st Air Division at Snelling AFS, Minnesota.

" Greater Grand Forks " ( officially the Grand Forks, ND-MN Metropolitan Statistical Area ) is the name used by some people to designate the twin cities of Grand Forks, North Dakota and East Grand Forks, Minnesota as well as the surrounding area.

In 1754, Forks Township, which then also consisted of what is now Palmer Township, was incorporated in 1754 with a total population of about 50 inhabitants.

Honesdale, originally Dyberry Forks, was laid out in 1826, as the D & H Canal was also created, and incorporated in 1831.

Grand Forks County, North Dakota put 2, 392 unemployed workers on its payroll at a cost of about $ 250, 000.

The Union army cut the rail line four days later, after capturing Five Forks on April 1, 1865, at the Battle of Five Forks.

* Chester Fritz Auditorium and Chester Fritz Library, facilities on the University of North Dakota campus in Grand Forks

Oakhurst is located on the Fresno River south-southwest of Yosemite Forks, at an elevation of 2274 feet ( 693 m ).

Foresthill is located on a broad ridge between the North and Middle Forks of the American River on the gold-bearing gravel bed of an ancient river.

But their arrival did stop Ferguson from raiding the iron works at Batsto, and stemmed their attacks on privateers at The Forks of the Mullica River.

* Au Sable Forks – A hamlet on the south town line at the Ausable River and NY-9N.

* Rome – A small hamlet west of Au Sable Forks on the Ausable River.

The Forks in the Road Schoolhouse and South Gilboa Railroad Station are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

Students graduating on to High School can open enroll in any of the near-by schools ( Grand Forks, Northwood, Larimore ).

* November 1, 1964 The 321st Strategic Missile Wing ( SMW ) was organized at Grand Forks AFB and construction began on its Minuteman II missile complex.

Interstate 29 passes on the west side of Pembina, leading north to the Canadian border at Emerson, Manitoba and south to the cities of Grand Forks and Fargo.

The first SAC KC-135A Stratotanker assigned, nicknamed " Miss Minot ," arrived on 23 September 1959 and remained on base until the 906th Air Refueling Squadron was relocated to Grand Forks AFB, North Dakota, in January 1994.

Easton's Two Rivers Landing is the home of two interactive children's museums, the National Canal Museum, which focuses on the importance of canals in the region, and the Crayola Factory, which is owned by Crayola LLC ( formerly known as Binney & Smith ), a major toy manufacturer based in nearby Forks Township.

Muddy Creek Forks Historic District and the Wallace-Cross Mill are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

With recent declines in the industry, Forks has had to rely on the nearby Clallam Bay Corrections Center and Olympic Corrections Center as a source of jobs.

Unlike other cities on the Olympic Peninsula, Forks operates under what is called a " strong Mayor " form of government with the Mayor being the Chief Executive Officer overseeing four department heads ( Clerk / Treasurer, Public Works, Police, and Legal / Planning ).

Depending on the person, there are several things to do in Forks.