Downtown in Fargo in Cass County, North Dakota — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)
Site Where Generals Grant & Sheridan Stopped
September 4th, 1883
Photographed By Cosmos Mariner, August 26, 2022
1. Site Where Generals Grant & Sheridan Stopped Marker
Erected 1938 by Dacotah Chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution.
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Railroads & Streetcars. In addition, it is included in the Daughters of the American Revolution series list. A significant historical date for this entry is September 4, 1883.
Location. 46° 52.488′ N, 96° 47.417′ W. Marker is in Fargo, North Dakota, in Cass County. It is in Downtown. Marker is on Main Avenue (U.S. 10) just east of 8th Street South, on the left when traveling east. Marker is located near the fountain in the pedestrian plaza on the west side of the old Northern Pacific Railway Depot. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 701 Main Avenue, Fargo ND 58103, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Depot Plaza Story (within shouting distance of this marker); Votes For Women (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Great Northern Caboose X227 (about 500 feet away); Fargo & Moorhead Streetcar Railway (about 700 feet away); Northern Pacific Railroad (about 700
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1. Northern Pacific Railway Company.
The Northern Pacific was chartered by Congress in 1864 to build a line from Lake Superior westward to the Pacific coast. It soon encountered difficulty in finding financial backing for its venture into a mostly unsettled wilderness until the Philadelphia banker Jay Cooke stepped in. In 1873 the railroad was approaching Bismarck, in the Dakota Territory, when Cooke’s bank collapsed. The road went into receivership, and construction stopped for six years. In 1878 the railroad was taken over by Henry Villard, who built it westward to Helena in Montana Territory, where it was connected with the Oregon Railway to Seattle in 1883.(Submitted on November 2, 2022, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.)
2. Northern Pacific Railway.
The main line opened all the way from the Great Lakes to the Pacific when former President Ulysses S. Grant drove in the final "golden spike" in western(Submitted on November 2, 2022, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.)Montana on September 8, 1883. The railroad had about 6,800 miles of track and served a large area, including extensive trackage in the states of Idaho, Minnesota, Montana, North Dakota, Oregon, Washington, and Wisconsin. The NP merged with other lines in 1970 to form the Burlington Northern Railroad, which in turn merged with the Santa Fe Railway to become the BNSF Railway in 1996.Photographed By Cosmos Mariner, August 26, 20222. Site Where Generals Grant & Sheridan Stopped Marker(marker is mounted on large boulder at left)
Photographed By Cosmos Mariner, August 26, 2022
3. Site Where Generals Grant & Sheridan Stopped Marker
Photographed By Cosmos Mariner, August 26, 2022
4. Northern Pacific Railway Depot
Credits. This page was last revised on October 18, 2023. It was originally submitted on November 1, 2022, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida. This page has been viewed 112 times since then and 8 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on November 2, 2022, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.
