William H. White
As the target for the Northern Pacific Railroad Company’s (NPRC) river crossings became clear, an enterprising business proprietor, W.H. White, secured the contract for the timber for the approaches to...
View ArticleThe Headquarters Hotel
Fargo’s first significant construction endeavor of a two-story wood-framed building brought the Headquarters Hotel, the city’s first hotel. When NPRC completed construction during the fall of 1872, the...
View ArticleIsland Park’s Development
As railroads pushed out onto the Great Plains, city founders throughout the nation embraced the idea of developing public parks. In the words of Roy Rosenzweig and Elizabeth Blackmar, “By the early...
View ArticleThe “Boom” Through The Eyes Of Cooley
“The Land of Milk and Honey” Fargo is a city in southeastern North Dakota, along the Red River which creates a natural border between North Dakota and neighboring Minnesota. It is currently the largest...
View ArticleTent Cities
Tent cities traveled with the railroad because they were easy to assemble and could be moved quickly as the railroad developed. They existed because of the construction of the railroad and the building...
View ArticleNorthern Pacific Railroad: Fargo’s first industry
Railroad: The First Industry in Fargo [1] [3] When the N.P.R.R. crossed the Red River in 1871the city of Fargo was formed. The...
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