Linton, Dakota (Alternity)

Linton is the capital and sixth largest city of the state of Dakota, and the county seat of Emmons County, with a population of 67,000 (metro pop. 135,000). Linton became the state capital over Yankton in the summer of 1895, since the state legislature wanted a more central location for the capital, a move approved of by the federal government and the population of Dakota in general. Its location sixteen miles east of Lake Oahe and position as state capital has made Linton a target for multiple militia attacks over the past fifteen years, the most notorious led by now-imprisoned militia leader Edgar Halstrom against the Dakota Electric Building in downtown Linton in March 1987.