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2022 Fargo History Project
The Branches of Battle Lake: The Colehour Family, Prospect House, and Local Resort History traces the layered history of one family and the community they helped shape. Structured in three parts, the film begins with an overview of Battle Lake’s development as a resort destination, situating the Prospect House within a broader landscape of leisure, tourism, and local enterprise. It then turns to a focused biography o
Read MoreIsland Park – Fargo Fine Arts House
The Fargo Fine-Arts House is 100 years old and is home to the 105-year-old Fine-Arts Club. The house is located on the corner of Fourth Street and Sixth Avenue South, right next to island park. The house was once Watson Hall, which was part of the Fargo College Conservatory of Music and while the college closed in 1922 and again in 1930, the house was donated to the club by owner Lizzie Watson. The house also has its
Read MoreFort Noks Bar Of Gold
Built in 1911 as Fargo National Bank on the site of the old Citizens National Bank for a reported cost of $50,000 including the land. The building was abandoned in 1972 for a new bank building at Main and Broadway (Current Bank of the West Building). Current research cannot provide what occupied the building before the opening of Fort Noks Bar. In 2015, the Fargo National Building and adjacent lot to the north was so
Read More1880 Fargo: A Growing Town on the Edge of the Great Plains
A slideshow of historical photographs taken in Fargo in 1880.
Read MoreIsland Park – Angel of Hope
The Angel of Hope, located in Island Park, Fargo, is part of a 150 Christmas Box Angel Statue system scattered across the United States of America. The Angels are gathering places for grieving individuals and families who lost children for any reason. There is a candlelight memorial held every year in remembrance to the children lost every year. There is also an annual walk that also occurs and provides awareness to
Read MoreIsland Park – The Stage
The Stage at Island Park is the Fargo Moorhead Community Theater (FMCT) that was founded in 1946 and focuses on providing theatrical and educational opportunities to the Fargo community. The Stage is the longest running community theater organization in the Red River Valley. The FMCT was housed for many years in the open-air gazebo located in the park. However, the old pavilion is no longer standing. The Stage now ut
Read MoreIsland Park – Henrik Wergeland Statue
The tall statue, located in Island Park, is contributed to the life of Henrik Wergeland, Norway’s national poet and a symbol of Norway’s independence. He focused on political and religious reforms that changed agriculture and prisons and was coined as the “Abraham Lincoln of Norway.” He created May 17th as Norway’s Independence day from Sweden, which is still celebrated to date. The statue was unveiled at
Read MoreIsland Park – Gibb Memorial Plaza
The Gibb Memorial Plaza was dedicated to the entrepreneurial spirit of Fargo’s founding families. Robert and Jean Gibb donated $50,000 to construct the plaza at the intersection of Sixth Street and first Avenue South. Robert Gibb was a Scottish immigrant who started Robert Gibb & Sons business, which focuses on full-service mechanical contracting and is known for its quality work and remaining family-run. “
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