Grand Forks in Grand Forks County, North Dakota — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)

The Old Red River Ox-Cart Trail

Photographed by Ruth VanSteenwyk, September 24, 2021

1. The Old Red River Ox-Cart Trail Marker

Inscription.
Here Crossed
The Old Red River Ox-Cart Trail
Used from about
1810 to 1880

Erected 1924 by Red River Valley Chapter Daughters Of the American Revolution.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Roads & Vehicles • Settlements & Settlers. In addition, it is included in the Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1810.

Location. 47° 53.786′ N, 97° 1.68′ W. Marker is in Grand Forks, North Dakota, in Grand Forks County. It is on Belmont Road. Located at the Myra Museum. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 2405 Belmont Rd, Grand Forks ND 58203, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in North Dakota’s Red River Valley.

It is also in the American Lewis & Clark Corridor,

on the prairies,

and on the Northern Plains.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once Rupert’s Land

and also the Louisiana Purchase.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other

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markers are within one mile of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Oxcarts (here, next to this marker); Campbell House (a few steps from this marker); Fannie Mahood Heath Memorial Garden (within shouting distance of this marker); Grand Forks' First Post Office (within shouting distance of this marker); North Dakota's Oldest Concrete Pavement (within shouting distance of this marker); Blooming 46 School House (within shouting distance of this marker); Lustron (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Lincoln Drive - a neighborhood history (approx. one mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Grand Forks.

Also see . . .
1. Myra Museum. (Submitted on October 11, 2021, by Ruth VanSteenwyk of Aberdeen, South Dakota.)
2. Red River Ox-Cart Trails - Our Early Highways. (Submitted on October 11, 2021.)

Photographed by Ruth VanSteenwyk, September 24, 2021

2. The Old Red River Ox-Cart Trail Marker

Myra Museum Sign image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Ruth VanSteenwyk, September 24, 2021

3. Myra Museum Sign

Credits. This page was last revised on October 11, 2021. It was originally submitted on October 11, 2021, by Ruth VanSteenwyk of Aberdeen, South Dakota. This page has been viewed 678 times since then and 35 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on October 11, 2021, by Ruth VanSteenwyk of Aberdeen, South Dakota. • Mark Hilton was the editor who published this page.