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By Cosmos Mariner, September 4, 2023
Ford Building & BNSF Railroad Marker
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1 North Dakota, Cass County, Fargo, Downtown — Ford Building & BNSF Railroad
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
2 North Dakota, Cass County, Fargo, Downtown — The Ford Building
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
3 North Dakota, Cass County, Fargo, Downtown — Northern Pacific Railroad
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
4 North Dakota, Cass County, Fargo, Downtown — Depot Plaza Story
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
 
 
  
 
 
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