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Historical Markers and War Memorials in Moorhead

 
Clickable Map of Clay County, Minnesota and Immediately Adjacent Jurisdictions image/svg+xml 2019-10-06 U.S. Census Bureau, Abe.suleiman; Lokal_Profil; HMdb.org; J.J.Prats/dc:title> https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Usa_counties_large.svg Clay County, MN (18) Becker County, MN (14) Norman County, MN (1) Otter Tail County, MN (69) Wilkin County, MN (13) Cass County, ND (94) Richland County, ND (21)  ClayCounty(18) Clay County (18)  BeckerCounty(14) Becker County (14)  NormanCounty(1) Norman County (1)  OtterTailCounty(69) Otter Tail County (69)  WilkinCounty(13) Wilkin County (13)  CassCountyNorth Dakota(94) Cass County (94)  RichlandCounty(21) Richland County (21)
Moorhead is the county seat for Clay County
Moorhead is in Clay County
Clay County (18)  ►
ADJACENT TO CLAY COUNTY
Becker County (14)  ►
Norman County (1)  ►
Otter Tail County (69)  ►
Wilkin County (13)  ►
Cass County, North Dakota (94)  ►
Richland County, North Dakota (21)  ►
 
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1 ► Minnesota, Clay County, Moorhead — The Bergquist Cabin —
On 7th Street North just south of 11th Avenue North, on the left when traveling south.
Moorhead-Fargo grew up around this home. But the building didn't always look this way. It has undergone many changes as new owners added their touches. Some of the residents built additions to the house. By 1915, modern construction completely . . . — — Map (db m267000) HM
2 ► Minnesota, Clay County, Moorhead — Douglas House —
On 4th Street S. close to U.S. 10, on the right when traveling west.
Built by James and Wilhelmina Douglas in 1873 and occupied until 1887, James Douglas ran a steam ship line along the Red River and served as Moorhead's first Post Master. — — Map (db m43831) HM
3 ► Minnesota, Clay County, Moorhead — The First Bridge over the Red River — Historic Downtown Moorhead —
On 4th Street South just north of Main Avenue (U.S. 10), on the right when traveling north.
The railroad bridge west of this spot marks the location of the first bridge over the Red River. In early 1872, the Northern Pacific Railway built west from Duluth and reached the river — this is where Moorhead was founded. Bridge construction . . . — — Map (db m213595) HM
4 ► Minnesota, Clay County, Moorhead — Homestead Park —
On 7th Street North just south of 11th Avenue North, on the left when traveling south.
Bergquist Cabin Bergquist Cabin, originally owned by John Bergquist, was built in 1872 and is the oldest home in Moorhead still on its original site. John Bergquist would go on to establish a brickyard and help build Moorhead from the ground . . . — — Map (db m266998) HM
5 ► Minnesota, Clay County, Moorhead — In Honor of Those Who Have Served in Defense of Our Country —
On 15th Avenue North at 10 1/2 Street North, on the left when traveling east on 15th Avenue North.
[title is inscription] — — Map (db m266994) WM
6 ► Minnesota, Clay County, Moorhead — John Bergquist —
On 7th Street North just south of 11th Avenue North, on the left when traveling south.
In the late winter of 1871, 22-year-old John Bergquist was one of very few settlers living in this area. Far from his native Sweden, he chose this spot for his new home. Like many immigrants, John was drawn to the Minnesota Frontier by the . . . — — Map (db m266999) HM
7 ► Minnesota, Clay County, Moorhead — Local History — Steamboats on the Red River —
Near 36th Avenue North just north of 11th Street North, on the left when traveling north.
Many visitors and residents of the area are amazed to find that steamboats on the Red River provided an important local transportation link 150 years ago. "The river must have been wider or deeper or straighter then," many people have suggested. . . . — — Map (db m266798) HM
8 ► Minnesota, Clay County, Moorhead — M. B. Johnson Park —
On 36th Avenue North just west of 11th Street North (County Road 96), on the right when traveling west.
M.B. Johnson Park is located on the Red River in north Moorhead, Minnesota. In 1971, the City of Moorhead and Clay County purchased 107.9 acres from the Martin Johnson family estate for $107,000 to provide a regional park. M.B. Johnson Park has a . . . — — Map (db m266993) HM
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9 ► Minnesota, Clay County, Moorhead — National Guard and Armory —
On 15th Avenue North just west of 10th Street North, on the right when traveling west.
For over 100 years, local men and women have served their country and community through service in the Minnesota National Guard. Members have been called to federal service in combat and support roles during World War 2, the Korean Conflict, in the . . . — — Map (db m266797) HM
10 ► Minnesota, Clay County, Moorhead — Red River of the North —
Near 36th Avenue North just north of 11th Street North, on the right when traveling north.
The Red River of the North starts In Breckenridge, Minnesota, where the Otter Tail and Bois de Sioux rivers flow together then winds a sinuous 548.7 miles to Lake Winnipeg, a straight-line distance of 286 miles. The Red River watershed is about . . . — — Map (db m266799) HM
11 ► Minnesota, Clay County, Moorhead — Red River Transportation / A Busy Port —
On U.S. 10, on the left when traveling west.
Red River Transportation The Red River Trails were a set of overland routes linking the cities of Winnipeg and St. Paul and the small forts and settlements between them.From 1820 to the 1870s, the trails were used by Metis freight drivers who . . . — — Map (db m100838) HM
12 ► Minnesota, Clay County, Moorhead — The Solomon Gilman Comstock House —
On 8th Street (U.S. 75), on the right when traveling north.
Born in Maine in 1842, Solomon G. Comstock worked on the family farm until he came of age and then followed the pioneers west. After reading law in Bangor, he studied at the University of Michigan, then went to Omaha and Minneapolis. Finally, in . . . — — Map (db m207124) HM
13 ► Minnesota, Clay County, Moorhead — St, John's Episcopal Church —
On 8th Street South at S. Second Avenue, on the right when traveling north on 8th Street South.
St. John's Episcopal Church was designed on an Elizabethan model by the noted architect, Cass Gilbert, among whose other significant buildings is the present Minnesota State Capitol. Construction of St. John's began on August 1, 1898.On February 12, . . . — — Map (db m43829) HM
14 ► Minnesota, Clay County, Moorhead — Veterans Memorial Bridge — Moorhead, MN and Fargo, ND —
On U.S. 10.
Red River of the North — — Map (db m43835) HM
 
 
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Nov. 10, 2026