On 51st Street Southeast near 120th Avenue Southeast, on the right when traveling east.
A Tribute to Pioneer Living
This small cabin was constructed in 1878
by Norwegian immigrant Carl Bjerke
Jensen and his nephew John Bjerke.
Carl moved to Dakota Territory from
Minnesota with his father, Jens, and
brothers, Hans and . . . — — Map (db m176586) HM
On 1st Avenue (County Road 21) west of 4th Street, on the left when traveling east.
Kathryn, a typical prairie town, sprang
from the landscape with railroad
construction. Although the area was
settled by pioneers in the late 1870s, the
arrival of a Northern Pacific Railroad line
in 1900 and the establishment of . . . — — Map (db m279297) HM
On 51st Street Southeast 0.3 miles west of 120th Avenue SE, on the left when traveling west.
This oak log home built in 1878
by Carl Jensen and his nephew John
Bjerkie was used as a community
center by the single men of the time.
A short distance to the north was
the Walker flour mill, one of the
earliest on the Sheyenne river.
. . . — — Map (db m175433) HM
On 120th Avenue Southeast south of 51st Street Southeast, on the right when traveling south.
Waldheim Church
During the mid-1880s, the Sheyenne
River Valley was beginning to fill with
settlers, many of whom were
Scandinavian Lutherans eager to
follow faith and tradition in providing
religious instruction to their . . . — — Map (db m177201) HM
On 51st Street Southeast (County Road 21) near 120th Avenue Southeast, on the left when traveling east.
Walker’s Best
The Walker family, Minnesota emigrants,
had milling in their blood. In 1879, Hiram
Walker established a mill in Valley City.
A few years later, his son Myron took over
and built a new mill at Oakville—he later
bought . . . — — Map (db m177164) HM
The Great American Barn
Rustic barns... tall silos... the Great Plains evoke nostalgic images of rural life. The disappearance of these farming icons reminds us of the changing nature of
agriculture — as large farming . . . — — Map (db m279292) HM
On 48th Street east of County Road 21, on the left when traveling east.
Left side
Site of Daily School No. 1
District No. 1 Organized in 1878.
School House Built in 1880.
Reorganized with
Kathryn Dist. No. 93 in 1954
This school served as a Learning Center, a church and a place for social . . . — — Map (db m279192) HM
Near Interstate 94 at milepost 304 near 127th Avenue Southeast.
The gently rolling landscape here is typical of the Glaciated Plains, a vast area that extends south from Manitoba and Saskatchewan, through northern and eastern North Dakota, into eastern South Dakota. Glaciers flowed south through this area 12,500 . . . — — Map (db m162958) HM
Near Interstate 94 at milepost 304 near 127th Avenue Southeast.
This rest area is located in a Tree Claim that was planted in 1884.
A Tree Claim was issued to homesteaders if they promised to plant at least 10 acres of trees for their continuous supply of fuelwood and fence posts. They would then be given . . . — — Map (db m162955) HM
Near West Main Street (Business U.S. 10/52) 0.1 miles west of Central Avenue North (County Highway 21), on the right when traveling west.
“Ribbon” Rail carries the heavier loads of today. Although this short section seems rigid, the ribbon rail is actually flexible. It is welded into long sections which may be up to a quarter mile long! Due to its flexibility, this rail can be . . . — — Map (db m242765) HM
Near West Main Street (Business U.S. 10/52) 0.1 miles west of Central Avenue North (County Highway 21), on the right when traveling west.
These 1895 dated rails were taken up from the building site of the Rosebud Visitor Center. While the original Northern Pacific rails at this site were laid in 1872, lighter rail such as this tend to wear out more quickly. Early locomotives were . . . — — Map (db m242599) HM
Near West Main Street (Business U.S. 10/52) 0.1 miles west of Central Avenue North (County Highway 21), on the right when traveling west.
The men who organized the Midland Continental had dreams that this line would be a successful transcontinental railroad carrying heavy trains loaded with the abundant grains of the north to the shipping lines of the Texas gulf. However, the . . . — — Map (db m242708) HM
Near River Road 1.5 miles north of 117 Avenue Southeast (County Highway 21), on the left when traveling north.
A wooden bridge was originally built at this site in 1935. Damaged over the years by farm traffic, trucks from nearby gravel pits, and occasional flooding, the bridge was reconstructed in 1969 and then totally replaced in 1995. Maryvale . . . — — Map (db m242399) HM
Near 4th Street Southwest at 5th Avenue Southwest, on the right when traveling west.
In 1879, land developer B.W. Benson cleared this land of the densely covered brush and platted it for residential development along the Sheyenne River. He set the center area aside for a park. Later, Benson sold the entire tract to the city for the . . . — — Map (db m242288) HM
Near 4th Avenue Southwest at Central Avenue South, on the right when traveling east.
“In front of the building [McFarland Hall] lies the winding and picturesque Sheyenne and beyond it the city, the whole of which may be seen in panorama from the front windows.... The grounds are reached on the city side across a beautiful steel . . . — — Map (db m242390) HM
On 3rd Avenue Southeast at College Street Southeast, on the left when traveling south on 3rd Avenue Southeast.
The original bridge in this location was a wooden structure built in 1898. The citizens requested this bridge to access new development in the "Normal Park" addition being developed at that time. The wooden structure was replaced by a concrete . . . — — Map (db m242397) HM
Near West Main Street (Business U.S. 10/52) 0.1 miles west of Central Avenue North (County Highway 21), on the right when traveling west.
The process of building a railroad has changed very little through the years (with the exception of the extensive use of power equipment today). The basic materials in a section of track is the same today as it was a century ago. After the . . . — — Map (db m242581) HM
Near West Main Street (Business U.S. 10/52) 0.1 miles west of Central Avenue North (County Highway 21), on the right when traveling west.
Caboose BN11603 retired from Alliance, Nebraska and was donated to the Valley City Park District in 1989 by the Burlington Northern Railroad. A caboose though seldom used today, was used to protect the rear of the train, provide shelter and an easy . . . — — Map (db m242595) HM
On West Main Street (Business U.S. 10/52) 0.1 miles west of Central Avenue South, on the left when traveling west.
The City Park is a peninsula created by an oxbow on the Sheyenne River. Three bridges were built on this oxbow to provide access to the park and for crosstown traffic. The original wooden footbridge, located at this site, was built in 1881, the . . . — — Map (db m242289) HM
On Valley City Memorial Park, on the right when traveling north.
Born in Germany in 1887, Herman Stern immigrated to America in 1903, where he took work at the Straus Clothing store in Carrington. Stern later managed the Straus’ North Dakota businesses from his store in Valley City, where he lived for the . . . — — Map (db m99291) HM
Near 12th Street Northeast 0.2 miles east of 6th Avenue Northeast (Chautauqua Boulevard), on the left when traveling east.
The original line of the Northern Pacific Railroad, now the Burlington Northern Santa Fe, descended into Valley City, crossed the Sheyenne River and continued out of the valley. Because of the steep grades, "pusher" engines were required to push . . . — — Map (db m242298) HM
Near 4th Street Southwest at 5th Avenue Southwest, on the right when traveling west.
Clustered around the campus of Valley City State University is a unique neighborhood of architecturally and historically significant houses dating from the 1880s to the 1930s. The neighborhood is important for its historical association with Valley . . . — — Map (db m241099) HM
On Kathryn Road south of 39th Street Southeast, on the left when traveling south.
King School
When the last students walked out of the
King School in 1967, their departure
marked the end of an era—the closure of the last operating one-room schoolhouse
in Barnes County. Once, over 100 of these
tiny institutions dotted . . . — — Map (db m175564) HM
Near 12th Street Northeast 0.2 miles east of 6th Avenue Northeast (Chautauqua Boulevard), on the left when traveling east.
This 1908 steel viaduct across the Sheyenne River Valley allowed the railroad to avoid steep grades. At 3886 feet (1184 meters) long and 155 feet (47 meters) high, it is an excellent example of this bridge type. — — Map (db m242299) HM
On 6th Street Northeast at 8th Avenue Northeast, on the right when traveling east on 6th Street Northeast.
Sheyenne River The river was formed by the meltwater of the Wisconsinan glacier about 13,000 years ago. The valley constitutes the glacier's western edge at that time. Flowing 581 miles from its headwaters located 15 miles north of . . . — — Map (db m242287) HM
Near West Main Street (Business U.S. 10/50) 0.1 miles west of Central Avenue North (County Highway 21), on the right when traveling west.
As transportation technology advanced, locomotives became more powerful, carried bigger and heavier cargo, and required heavier rails. Older, lighter rails were updated with increasingly heavier ones. Rail sections are stamped with the . . . — — Map (db m242598) HM
On Main Street East (Business U.S. 10/52) at 8th Avenue Southeast, on the right when traveling east on Main Street East.
“Northern Pacific Times, Valley City, Dakota, July 17, 1879 — County Commissioners ordered no swimming in sight of the new bridge, several women having complained of the sight of nude bodies when crossing the bridge.” Built in 1879, the same . . . — — Map (db m242398) HM
Near West Main Street (Business U.S. 10/52) 0.1 miles west of Central Avenue North (County Highway 21), on the right when traveling west.
At 581 miles, the Sheyenne River is the longest in North Dakota. When the Wisconsinan ice sheet melted about 13,000 years ago, it left behind the Sheyenne River and a trench that reaches up to 300 feet deep and a mile wide. Discover historic, . . . — — Map (db m242596) HM
Near 4th Street Southwest at 5th Avenue Southwest, on the right when traveling west.
There has been a succession of beautiful fountains in City Park that have been as different as its changing landscape. The first fountain, installed in the 1880s, was a bronze, one-tiered fountain with a boy holding an umbrella. The next . . . — — Map (db m242199) HM
Near West Main Street (Business U.S. 10/52) 0.1 miles west of Central Avenue North (County Highway 21), on the right when traveling west.
Rails, regardless of weight, have to conform to the laws of physics. All rails will contract in severe cold, and expand in summer heat. With prolonged heat, rails can buckle into an "S"-shaped curve called a sun kink. Mild sun kinks may shrink . . . — — Map (db m242766) HM
Near 4th Street Southwest at 5th Avenue Southwest, on the right when traveling west.
[right side]Dedicated to our old friend and musical enthusiast D. W. Clark who organized the first band in Valley City April 5, 1881 [left side]Erected July 1931 by the Valley City Municipal . . . — — Map (db m242439) HM
Near West Main Street (Business U.S. 10/52) 0.1 miles west of Central Avenue North (County Highway 21), on the right when traveling west.
The Valley City Street & Interurban Railroad was incorporated in June, 1905, by O.A. Beeman to transport passengers, goods, and rail cars between two larger lines. The Soo Line passed north of the city without a spur line to serve local . . . — — Map (db m242769) HM
On 4th Street Northwest at 3rd Avenue Northwest, on the right when traveling west on 4th Street Northwest.
Elizabeth Preston Anderson, Valley City resident, Pres. ND Woman’s Christian Temperance Union, worked for Women’s Suffrage 1893-1920. — — Map (db m205621) HM
Near West Main Street (Business U.S. 10/52) 0.1 miles west of Central Avenue North (County Highway 21), on the right when traveling west.
The massive beam on which the rails are mounted was removed from the High Line Bridge about a quarter century ago. It is made by sandwiching different layers of wood and connecting the layers with steel rods. This beam can support the weight of . . . — — Map (db m242597) HM
On 118th Avenue Southeast (County Road 21) at 26th Street Southeast, on the left when traveling north on 118th Avenue Southeast.
A Taste of North Dakota What did you have for breakfast this morning? Chances are that you ate a little bit of North Dakota — the corn sweetener in your cereal, the wheat in your toast, the soybean oil in your margarine. Did you wash your hair? . . . — — Map (db m303298) HM
On Main Street East (U.S. 10) at 2nd Avenue Northeast, on the right when traveling west on Main Street East.
Authorized by the North Dakota 48th Legislative Assembly to honor the members of
The 164th Infantry Regiment, North Dakota Army National Guard
*The 164th Infantry Regiment of the Americal Division was the first US . . . — — Map (db m279070) HM
On Main Street East (Business U.S. 10) at 2nd Avenue Northeast, on the right when traveling west on Main Street East.
The Honored Dead Barnes County
Spanish American War
John B. Ewing
World War I
George O. Altringer •
Carl M. Askin •
Gordon S. Barr •
George O. Barnick •
John E. Barstad •
Herman Behm •
Ralph A. Bergen •
Manuel A. . . . — — Map (db m279139) WM
On Main Street East (Business U.S. 10) west of 2nd Avenue Northeast, on the right when traveling west.
The Honored Dead Barnes County
World War II
Bill Baldwin •
Benjamin Barnard •
Bernard S. Bennison •
Ervin D. Bergan •
Willard Brandt •
Merrill C Brimer •
Melvin G. Busche •
William M. Carney •
Orville E. Chilson •
James . . . — — Map (db m279142) WM
On Central Avenue North north of 4th Street Northeast, on the right when traveling north.
Children are the innocent victims of adult hatred, ignorance, and bigotry. During the Holocaust, 1939-1945, 1.5 million Jewish children were murdered.
No child should ever be a victim again.
"How can a person not be moved by . . . — — Map (db m279149) WM
On Railway Street at 4th Avenue North, on the left when traveling east on Railway Street.
1830 Beginning of the railroad era in the United States.
1850 9,021 miles of track are completed, all east of the Mississippi.
1869 The First Transcontinental Railroad is completed when the Golden spike is driven in Utah Territory, . . . — — Map (db m183737) HM
On Railway Street at 4th Avenue North, on the left when traveling east on Railway Street.
1920 Peggy Lee is born Norma Deloris Egstrom in Jamestown, North Dakota.
1924 Norma's mother, Selma Egstrom dies.
1928 The Egstroms move from Jamestown to Nortonville.
1934 The Egstrom family moves to Wimbledon.
1936 Norma . . . — — Map (db m183734) HM
On Main Street (County Road 10) at Bush Avenue North, on the left when traveling east on Main Street.
One of the original retail sites in Buffalo, this brick structure was built in 1902 by G. E. Batemen as a drugstore. This building was shortened in 1998. The interior was altered and remodeled as the use of the building changed. The false front and . . . — — Map (db m306101) HM
On Bush Avenue North at Third Street North, on the right when traveling south on Bush Avenue North.
The First Presbyterian Church of New Buffalo, Dakota Territory, was organized in 1880 and built their first church in 1886. A new church was built on this same site in 1928. Tudor style building was designed by architect William Kurke, who also . . . — — Map (db m278991) HM
On Main Street (County Road 10) just north of Bush Avenue North, on the left when traveling north.
T. A. Quirk & Company was organized in 1884 by Thomas A. Quirk. This Boomtown style office building was constructed in 1908. At one time the lumber yard had a lumber shed, a store, three storage sheds, and coal facilities on the south side of the . . . — — Map (db m306159) HM
On 34th Street South East 0.3 miles west of 137th Avenue South East, on the right when traveling west.
August 16, 1863, General Sibley marched over this spot with 3400 soldiers on his return after driving the Indians across the Missouri River. — — Map (db m169803) HM
On Pearl Street North west of Bush Avenue North, on the right when traveling west.
The High School is the last remaining example of non-residential Classic Revival style architecture in Buffalo. It was
designed by Architect A. J. O'Shea and built in 1916 by Meineke Building Company of Fargo at a cost of $20,000. The school closed . . . — — Map (db m278980) HM
On Main Street (County Route 10) west of Bush Avenue North, on the left when traveling west.
Donated by Beverly Sproul and her family to honor the men and women of the Buffalo Area who served in the Armed Forces.
John T. Backes •
Donald Deehler •
Clair N. Boyd •
Evan S. Brown •
Donald Burns •
Edwin F. W. Buttke •
C.L. . . . — — Map (db m278956) WM
On Wilcox Avenue North south of Third Street North, on the right when traveling south.
The original portion of the rectory was built in 1887 and the two story front section was added in 1895. The property was donated to the Buffalo Historical Society in 1995 and opened to the public in 1998 as the Margaret Fraase Library. The wood . . . — — Map (db m278986) HM
On 3rd Street North at Bush Avenue North, on the right when traveling west on 3rd Street North.
This classical revival home was built in 1901 for S. G. and Emma More. Architect Milton Earl Beebe designed this home using
2x6 foot balloon framing, clapboard siding and field stone foundation. The More family owned the entire block and built an . . . — — Map (db m278987) HM
On Wilcox Avenue North at 3rd Street North, on the right when traveling south on Wilcox Avenue North.
Built in 1885, this church was formerly the Calvary Episcopal
Chapel and the first church built in Buffalo. It was designed by
architect George Hancock who held ND architect license #1 and
was constructed of native prairie stone. The Buffalo . . . — — Map (db m278983) HM
On 4th Street at Bush Avenue North, on the right when traveling west on 4th Street.
The Peterson residence was built in 1915 by S. G. More, a prominent Buffalo banker, as a wedding gift for his daughter Edith when she married Arthur Peterson. The
Classic Revival style home was designed by Fargo architect A. J. O'Shea. Descendants . . . — — Map (db m278988) HM
On 3rd Street North at Bush Avenue North, on the right when traveling west on 3rd Street North.
This church was built in 1900 by the Hancock Brothers of Fargo and is an example of vernacular architecture. It was named after Buffalo businessman, Thomas A. Quirk, who donated most of the lumber. The Grotto and Cross were built with concrete and . . . — — Map (db m278990) HM
On Broadway North just north of 2nd Avenue North, on the left when traveling north.
George M. Black was an early merchant in Fargo, opening The Black Store on Broadway in 1912. In 1929, after witnessing the stock market collapse, he bet big on Fargo and sold his store to Sears Roebuck and Company. He used the proceeds to finance . . . — — Map (db m239934) HM
On 1st Avenue North at Broadway North, on the left when traveling east on 1st Avenue North.
In 1864, the Northern Pacific Railroad was charted to build a line from the Great Lakes to Puget Sound. The initial funding for construction would come from the sale of Northern Pacific bonds. However, in 1873 lack of funding halted construction, . . . — — Map (db m239986) HM
On Broadway North at 1st Avenue North, on the right when traveling north on Broadway North.
The new Fargo City Hall project began in 2016 and opened in 2018. The exterior of the building features 12 panels of art created by a local artist, Catie Miller, who shares her interpretation of Fargo's past, present, and future with a focus on . . . — — Map (db m240299) HM
On Main Avenue (U.S. 10) at 7th Street South, on the right when traveling west on Main Avenue.
This Northern Pacific depot, designed by nationally known architect Cass Gilbert, was built in 1898. A park with gardens and fountain surrounded it. No longer in use because of declining passenger traffic in the 1960's, the depot was in danger of . . . — — Map (db m240296) HM
On 4th Avenue North at Broadway North, on the left when traveling east on 4th Avenue North.
Eddie and Hildegarde Kraus began their careers in the entertainment industry as teenagers (he as a waiter in an Opera House, and she as a pianist and organist). Eventually, Eddie's career led to managing several Fargo-Moorhead theatres. As . . . — — Map (db m240096) HM
On Northern Pacific Avenue at Broadway North, on the right when traveling east on Northern Pacific Avenue.
On Thanksgiving Day, November 24, 1904, the Fargo Streetcar Railway accepted its first passenger. Fare was 5¢ per person and service was available from 6 AM to midnight every day, except Sunday, when hours were shorter. Seven cars were available . . . — — Map (db m239997) HM
On Northern Pacific Avenue at Broadway North, on the right when traveling west on Northern Pacific Avenue.
In 1881, wishing to reduce freight charges, 23 Fargo businesses pooled $100,000 to build a railroad line. It would originate from Fargo, and run south to Ortonville, Minnesota (117 miles away).
Construction of the line began in 1883, and on the . . . — — Map (db m305976) HM
On Main Avenue (U.S. 10) at Broadway South, on the right when traveling east on Main Avenue.
On this site, the afternoon of June 7, 1893, began what would later become known as The Great Fargo Fire. Originating at Herzman's Dry Goods Store, the fire spread its destruction north, east, and west from this location until it had consumed 31 . . . — — Map (db m305988) HM
On Broadway North at 6th Avenue North, on the left when traveling north on Broadway North.
For more than a century, the twin steeples of First Lutheran Church and the Cathedral of St. Mary have stood like beacons on north Broadway, illuminating the faith journeys of the prairie's immigrant people. The spires usher travelers into and out . . . — — Map (db m240098) HM
On Broadway North north of 4th Avenue North, on the left when traveling north.
Just like the name hints, the Ford Building was built in 1915 as a Ford automobile plant and showroom to service the Dakotas. Built in a Chicago style along the Great Northern Railroad tracks, this building boasted the perfect location to . . . — — Map (db m240297) HM
When autos appeared in the 1890s, only the wealthy could afford to buy them. But by the 1920s assembly lines made cars affordable for the middle class, and sales soared. At the end of the decade there were 25 million cars on the road and U.S. . . . — — Map (db m100837) HM
On North Broadway Drive just north of Main Avenue (U.S. 10), on the left when traveling north.
This caboose was built by the Great Northern in August 1942 and is one of 50 wood sided, cupola cabooses. It was constructed in the St. Cloud shops. The original number was X227 (the X stands for non-revenue) and it was acquired by Burlington . . . — — Map (db m239898) HM
On Northern Pacific Avenue at Broadway North, on the left when traveling west on Northern Pacific Avenue.
The Great Northern Railway started out in 1857 as the Minnesota & Pacific. It was not until 1890 that it became known as the Great Northern, and this name was given in honor of rails that crossed the great territory. The Great Northern entered . . . — — Map (db m240291) HM
On 1st Avenue North at Broadway North, on the left when traveling west on 1st Avenue North.
In the late 1800's, the Red River Valley was a boom in agricultural development. The introduction of the Bonanza Farms and the overall increase in farming of wheat created a preference for larger threshers and powerful engines grew. Machinery Row, . . . — — Map (db m239996) HM
On 1st Avenue North at Broadway North, on the right when traveling west on 1st Avenue North.
North Dakota State University is a land-grant institution, created under the Morrill Act of 1862. From its establishment in 1890, its mission has included research and education in scientific agriculture to benefit the public as well as students. . . . — — Map (db m240225) HM
On North Pacific Avenue at Broadway North, on the left when traveling east on North Pacific Avenue.
On July 2, 1864 President Abraham Lincoln signed an Act of Congress creating the Northern Pacific Railroad Company.
Following closely the route taken by a government expedition in 1854, the northern railroad route to the west coast would . . . — — Map (db m239998) HM
On 2nd Avenue South at 9th Street South, on the right when traveling east on 2nd Avenue South.
Original site of Gethsemane Episcopal Cathedral. Land purchased by General Cass from the Northern Pacific Railroad. Gethsemane Church was built in 1874 and replaced with Gethsemane Cathedral in 1900. The cathedral burned in 1989. The present . . . — — Map (db m305989) HM
On 2nd Avenue North at Broadway North, on the left when traveling west on 2nd Avenue North.
Osco Drug painted this advertisement after opening in 1942. This spot was originally filled by a window before Osco Drug moved in, so when the advertisement was revealed during this building's renovation in 2017, this portion of the advertisement . . . — — Map (db m239970) HM
On Broadway North at 1st Avenue North, on the right when traveling south on Broadway North.
Established in 1965 as the Red River Art Center in Moorhead, MN, the Plains Art Museum was given its current name in 1975. In 1996, the Museum moved across the river into North Dakota and embarked on renovating a former International Harvester . . . — — Map (db m240293) HM
On 4th Street North just south of 2nd Avenue North, on the right when traveling north.
The Native American Medicine Garden The concept for this medicine wheel garden originated with the sacred medicine wheel representing various symbolisms and teachings. It honors seasonal cycles, represents rituals, and expresses . . . — — Map (db m240295) HM
On 2nd Avenue North at Broadway North, on the left when traveling west on 2nd Avenue North.
While steamboats delivered and loaded cargo up and down the Red River, recreational use of the Red River blossomed. Sleigh races, ice-skating, skiing, toboganning, and ice fishing provided winter recreation. Boating, swimming, diving, and public . . . — — Map (db m240099) HM
On 2nd Avenue North at Broadway North, on the right when traveling west on 2nd Avenue North.
The story of the Red River Valley and Red River of the North began over 11,000 years ago when Lake Agassiz was formed. A glacier extended from Canada south and covered what is now the Red River Valley. As it began to melt and recede northward, . . . — — Map (db m239991) HM
On 1st Avenue North at Broadway North, on the right when traveling east on 1st Avenue North.
As the first settlers broke up the fertile Red River Valley prairie sod, flax was usually the first crop they sowed, followed by hard red spring wheat and barley. Crop agriculture was and continues to be a major economic force in North Dakota. . . . — — Map (db m240253) HM
On Main Avenue (U.S. 10) just east of 2nd Street South, on the right when traveling east.
[2020 marker] This replica Statue of Liberty was commissioned by Industrial Builders, the company that built the Veterans Memorial Bridge, to replace the statue originally donated in 1950 to The City of Fargo by the Boy . . . — — Map (db m209100) HM WM
On Broadway North at 4th Avenue North, on the right when traveling south on Broadway North.
Roberts Commons, or as the locals call it, RoCo, is the first mixed-use parking garage in Downtown Fargo. The Carnegie Public Library once stood at the site and during excavation for Roberts Commons, the brick foundation of the library was . . . — — Map (db m240298) HM
On 4th Street North just south of 2nd Avenue North, on the right when traveling north.
Sodbuster: San Isidro Sodbuster: San Isidro combines the artistic traditions of the American Southwest with imagery that represents the hardworking farmers of the Red River Valley. The term "Sodbuster" is a colloquialism for farmers, . . . — — Map (db m240401) HM
On 2nd Avenue North at Broadway North, on the left when traveling east on 2nd Avenue North.
At one time the Red River was home to over a dozen steamboats including the Anson Northup (later renamed the Pioneer), the International, the Selkirk, the Dakota, the Alpha, the Cheyenne, the . . . — — Map (db m239995) HM
On 1st Avenue North just west of Roberts Street North, on the right when traveling west.
Amendment ICongress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the . . . — — Map (db m239971) HM
On 4th Avenue North at Broadway North, on the right when traveling west on 4th Avenue North.
Throughout the years, entertainment has played a major role in the quality of life in our region. Early traveling Chautauquas brought education and entertainment to the prairie with oratory, musical and dramatic productions presented under imposing . . . — — Map (db m240080) HM
On Broadway North at 6th Avenue North, on the right when traveling north on Broadway North.
The Ford Building, designed in the Chicago School style of architecture by John Graham, was one of several similarly-designed Ford Branch Plants that were built throughout the United States in the early 1900s. Fargo was the 25th such branch. The . . . — — Map (db m240100) HM
Moorhead and Fargo were platted when the Northern Pacific railroad arrived at the Red River in 1871 less than one block north of here. The towns grew up at this intersection of river and rail. Steamboats traveling the shallow Red River stopped . . . — — Map (db m100836) HM
On 4th Avenue North at Broadway North, on the left when traveling west on 4th Avenue North.
In 1926, the Rudolph Wurlitzer Company of New York installed a new pipe organ in the Fargo Theatre to provide musical accompaniment for silent film. It consisted of a console with two keyboards and seven sets of pipes. The chambers included a . . . — — Map (db m240095) HM
On 4th Avenue North at Broadway North, on the right when traveling east on 4th Avenue North.
Early FargoReynold's Variety House and Shea's Variety House were known for their dancing girls, ribald comedians, food and drink. Pinkham's Hall and Egbert's Hall served a variety of purposes including school, church services and theater. . . . — — Map (db m240073) HM
On Main Avenue (U.S. 10) at 7th Street South, on the right when traveling east on Main Avenue.
N.D. Votes For Women League Office on third floor of Delendrecie Bldg. 1912-1918. Suffragists worked here for voting rights for women. — — Map (db m205236) HM
On 2nd Avenue North at Broadway North, on the right when traveling east on 2nd Avenue North.
Early explorers to the Red River Valley discovered a wide range of wildlife living along the Red River. One could have easily spotted a moose, American elk, mink or even a black bear. Although these animals may be uncommon now, there is a variety . . . — — Map (db m240286) HM
Near North University Drive just south of Centennial Boulevard, on the right when traveling south.
This dormitory, completed in 1931, was rededicated and named June 10, 1957, in honor of Omar O. Churchill respected staff member who also served for two years as acting Dean of the School of Agriculture during the period 1904-1950. Doctor Churchill . . . — — Map (db m290074) HM
On Albrecht Boulevard 0.1 miles north of 12th Avenue North (North Dakota Route 294), on the left when traveling north.
Originally known as Science Hall, this building was begun in 1901 with additions in 1917 and 1930. It was renamed on June 4, 1951 in honor of Archibald Ellsworth Minard 1878-1950 whose faithful and devoted service to the college extended from . . . — — Map (db m299400) HM
On 44th Street S. at 20th Ave. S. on 44th Street S..
Welcome to Fargo-Moorhead's most notorious photo op!
This is a "stunt double" for the equipment used in a key concluding scene of the movie FARGO.
Feel free to pose for a picture and share your experience online.
Step inside the FM . . . — — Map (db m102057) HM
Founded in 1989 by Fargo printer, Mike Stevens, the walk of fame was originally located on the city sidewalks of Mike's print shop, Express Press, in downtown Fargo. It was moved to the current site during the summer of 2000. The first inductee . . . — — Map (db m102055) HM
Near 45th Street South just south of 15th Avenue South, on the right when traveling south.
The son of a Kentucky frontiersman, Lincoln had to struggle for a living and for learning. Five months before receiving his party's nomination for President, he sketched his life: "I was born February 12, 1809, in Hardin County, Kentucky. My . . . — — Map (db m238199) HM
Near 45th Street South just south of 15th Avenue South, on the right when traveling south.
On April 30, 1789, George Washington, standing on the balcony of Federal Hall on Wall Street in New York, took his oath of office as the first President of the United States. Born in 1732, into a Virginia planter family, he learned the morals, . . . — — Map (db m238197) HM
Near 45th Street South just south of 15th Avenue South, on the right when traveling south.
On February 6, 1911, Ronald Wilson Reagan was born to Nelle and John Reagan in Tampico, Illinois. He attended high school in nearby Dixon and then worked his way through Eureka College. There, he studied economics and sociology, played on the . . . — — Map (db m238200) HM
Near 45th Street South just south of 15th Avenue South, on the right when traveling south.
Author of the Declaration of Independence and the Statute of Virginia for Religious Freedom, third president of the United States, and founder of the University of Virginia — voiced the aspirations of a new America as no other individual of his . . . — — Map (db m238198) HM
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