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1880 Fargo: A Growing Town on the Edge of the Great Plains
A slideshow of historical photographs taken in Fargo in 1880.
Read More916/914 Main Avenue Firehouse
The Main Avenue Firehouse was established in 1910 and was known as Fire Department No. 2. The building remained a firehouse throughout the 1960s [i]. Since then the building has been a home to a wide variety of groups and businesses. From being a Native American Cultural center, boxing center, to soup kitchen, and now a charming coffee house the building has served its community in a wide variety of ways and continue
Read MoreDeLendrecie’s Store
All that remains of the old DeLendrecie’s store is the name on the side of the building, but it began in 1880 as Chicago Dry Goods House[i]. Onesine Joassin deLendrecie moved to Fargo in 1879 and quickly embarked on beginning a business in 618 Front Street, today’s Main Avenue. An astute businessman DeLendrecie made sure to obtain a full page advertisement in the first issue of the Fargo Forum on November 17th
Read MoreRepurposing Fargo
Fargo has grown immensely and gone through numerous changes in its 142-year history. Growing from just over 2,500 people in 1880 to over 107,000 today and surviving such natural disasters as fires, floods and tornadoes; nothing has been able to stop Fargo from thriving. Fargo’s downtown has always been a thriving business mecca[1] of the Red River Valley and is a key reason Fargo has survived to be the city it is tod
Read MoreFeminism in Fargo
The following slideshow is a summary of Ellen Cooley’s views on early Fargo. https://fargohistory.com/images/feminisminfargo.m4v Special thanks to Robert Kurtz for narrating the slideshow. Pictures taken from the North Dakota State University Archives and from digitalhorizonsonline.org -Brenna Adams, 2012 Digital History
Read MoreMayors
1875–1876; George Egbert 1876–1877; Evan S. Tyler 1877–1880; George Egbert 1880–1882; Jasper B. Chapin 1882–1883; William A. Kindred 1883–1885; Woodford A. Yerxa 1885–1886; John A. Johnson 1886–1887; Charles Scott 1887–1888; Alanson W. Edwards 1888–1890; Seth Newman 1890–1892; Wilbur F. Ball 1892–1894; Emerson H. Smith 1894–1896; Wilbur F. Ball 1896–1902; John A. Johnson 1902–1904; William D. Sweet The NDSU Archives
Read MoreFargo’s Hebrew Ladies Aid Society
The Hebrew Ladies Aid Society was founded on August 13, 1904.[1] It was created in order to help the people of the Jewish community and fulfill the responsibility to the Jewish community. They helped the community by financing the community businesses, educate the children, and perform other acts of civil service. Below is Linda Mack Schloff’s recount of their purpose. Rochele Gela Mann recalled the efforts
Read MoreJewish Immigrants to Fargo North Dakota
The first Jewish immigrants into Fargo were part of the middle and upper classes of Germany. They were formally educated. The main reason for immigrating to the United States was to escape persecution and violent attacks that their homelands ignored and in some cases encouraged. After the town started to solidify, many unsuccessful farmers from North Dakota and Minnesota sought refuge in Fargo. In addition to the
Read MoreFargo’s First Christmas Tree
Fargo’s First Christmas Tree In 1873 the people of Fargo went to church services in Moorhead as a church had not been established. As the people of Fargo believed that the Christmas tree being planned for in Moorhead was more for the children of that church they decided to have their own. Two trees were sent for but were stolen mid route. It was decided that the men from Moorhead that were suspected o
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