Timeline of Fargo, North Dakota
The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Fargo, North Dakota, USA.
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Prior to 20th century
- 1871 - A.H. Moore's house (residence) built.[1]
- 1873
- Headquarters Hotel in business.[1]
- Cass County established.
- 1874
- Fargo incorporated in Dakota Territory.[2]
- County courthouse built.[1]
- 1876 - Population: 600.[3]
- 1880
- 1889 - Town becomes part of the new U.S. state of North Dakota.
- 1890 - North Dakota Agricultural College opens.[5]
- 1891 - Concordia College founded in nearby Moorhead, Minnesota.
- 1893
- 1894 - Fargo Forum and Daily Republican newspaper in publication.[4]
- 1897 - North Dakota Harness Company in business.[6]
- 1898
- Fargo Golf Club formed.
- Fram Norwegian-language newspaper in publication.[4]
- 1899 - St. Mary's Cathedral built.[1]
20th century
- 1900 - Population: 9,589;[1] county 28,625.[7]
- 1903
- 1904 - Fargo Street Railway begins operating.[6]
- 1906
- 1908 - St. Luke’s Hospital opens.
- 1912
- April: Preacher Billy Sunday visits town.[6]
- July: Sangerfest (song festival) held.[6]
- 1914 - Princess Theatre opens.[8]
- 1917
- Woodrow Wilson High School established.
- John Miller Baer becomes U.S. representative for North Dakota's 1st congressional district.[9]
- 1920
- Pence Automobile Company Warehouse built.
- Population: 21,961;[2] county 41,477.[7]
- 1922 - WDAY radio begins broadcasting.[1]
- 1926
- June 26: Gustaf of Sweden visits town.[6]
- Fargo Theatre built.
- 1927 - August 26: Charles Lindbergh visits town.[6]
- 1928 - Regan Brothers Bakery in business.[6]
- 1929 - Veterans' Hospital built.[1]
- 1930 - Post Office and Courthouse built.[1]
- 1931 - Fargo Civic Orchestra established.
- 1935 - Dovre Ski Slide erected.[1]
- 1939 - June: Olav of Norway visits town.[6]
- 1940 - November 7: Duke Ellington at Fargo, 1940 Live recorded.
- 1948
- KFGO radio begins broadcasting.
- American Crystal Sugar Company factory begins operating in nearby Moorhead, Minnesota.[10]
- 1954 - Herschel Lashkowitz becomes mayor.
- 1957 - 1957 Fargo tornado.
- 1960 - North Dakota State University active.
- 1964 - Public educational KFME (TV) begins broadcasting.[11]
- 1966 - Fargo North High School and Daughters of Dakota Pioneers[12] established.
- 1969 - Red River Valley Genealogical Society founded.[13]
- 1970
- Bison Sports Arena built.
- Population: 53,365; county 73,653.[7]
- 1972 - West Acres Shopping Center in business.
- 1974 - Sister city relationship established with Hamar, Norway.[14]
- 1975 - Plains Art Museum founded.[13][11]
- 1978 - Jon Lindgren becomes mayor.
- 1983 - Greater Fargo-Moorhead Area Food Bank established.[15]
- 1986 - Hector Airport terminal built.[6]
- 1987 - Sister city relationship established with Vimmerby, Sweden.[14]
- 1990 - Historic Preservation Commission established.
- 1992 - Fargodome (stadium) opens.
- 1996
- Sundog (company) in business.
- Fictional Fargo film released.
- 1997 - April: 1997 Red River Flood.
- 1998 - City website online (approximate date).[16]
21st century
- 2000 - Population: 90,599.[17]
- 2003 - Pride parade begins (approximate date).[18]
- 2004 - The Ed Schultz Show (radio program) begins broadcasting.
- 2006 - Dennis Walaker becomes mayor.[19]
- 2007 - Open magazine begins publication.
- 2009 - 2009 Red River flood.[20]
- 2010 - Population: 105,549.[21]
- 2013
- Sanford Medical Center construction begins.
- Kevin Cramer becomes U.S. representative for North Dakota's at-large congressional district.
- 2014 - Timothy Mahoney becomes mayor.
See also
- Fargo history
- List of mayors of Fargo, North Dakota
- Timeline of North Dakota[5]
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Federal Writers' Project 1938: "Fargo"
- 1 2 Wishart 2004.
- 1 2 "Brief glimpse into Fargo's early history". City of Fargo. Retrieved December 30, 2014.
- 1 2 3 "US Newspaper Directory". Chronicling America. Washington DC: Library of Congress. Retrieved December 30, 2014.
- 1 2 Federal Writers' Project 1938, p. 339: "Chronology"
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 NDSU Archives. "Fargo, North Dakota: its History and Images". North Dakota State University. Retrieved December 30, 2014.
- 1 2 3 "North Dakota: Population of Counties by Decennial Census: 1900 to 1990". Fargo city, North Dakota QuickLinks. State & County QuickFacts. US Census Bureau. 1995.
- 1 2 "Movie Theaters in Fargo, ND". CinemaTreasures.org. Los Angeles: Cinema Treasures LLC. Retrieved December 30, 2014.
- ↑ "North Dakota". Official Congressional Directory: 65th Congress. Washington, D.C.: Government Printing Office. 1918.
- ↑ "Historical Timeline". Moorhead, MN: American Crystal Sugar Company. Retrieved December 30, 2014.
- 1 2 Mike Tigas and Sisi Wei (ed.). "Fargo, North Dakota". Nonprofit Explorer. New York: ProPublica. Retrieved December 30, 2014.
- ↑ "Institute Finding Aids: Local and Ethnic History". Institute for Regional Studies Archives. Fargo: North Dakota State University, Libraries. Retrieved May 30, 2015.
- 1 2 American Association for State and Local History (2002). "North Dakota: Fargo". Directory of Historical Organizations in the United States and Canada. ISBN 0759100020.
- 1 2 "Fargo Sister Cities". City of Fargo. Retrieved December 30, 2014.
- ↑ "North Dakota Food Banks". Food Bank Locator. Chicago: Feeding America. Retrieved May 30, 2015.
- ↑ "City of Fargo". Archived from the original on January 2000 – via Internet Archive, Wayback Machine.
- ↑ "Profile of General Demographic Characteristics: 2000". Fargo city, North Dakota QuickLinks. State & County QuickFacts. US Census Bureau.
- ↑ "Fargo's LGBT residents: 'Our marriage is not worth the paper it's written on". The Guardian. August 21, 2014.
- ↑ "Fargo, ND, mayor known for flood fights dies at 73". Washington Post. December 2, 2014.
- ↑ "Midwestern floods: Fargo's frantic efforts are the latest chapter in a long struggle". The Economist. April 2, 2009.
- ↑ "Fargo (city), North Dakota". State & County QuickFacts. U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved December 30, 2014.
Bibliography
- Published in the 20th century
- Federal Writers' Project (1938), "Fargo", North Dakota: a Guide to the Northern Prairie State, American Guide Series, State Historical Society of North Dakota – via Google Books. + Chronology
- A Century Together: A History of Fargo, North Dakota, and Moorhead, Minnesota, Fargo-Moorhead Centennial Corporation (1975)
- Fargo-Moorhead: A Guide to Historic Architecture, R. Ramsey (1975)
- Fargo's Heritage, N. Roberts (1983)
- History and Growth of the City of Fargo: Historic Context Study, by Tim Holzkamm and Dean Dormanen, 1993. Revised and edited by David Danbom, 2001.
- Crossings: A Photographic Document of Fargo, North Dakota, C. McMullen & D. Arntson, et al (1995)
- Published in the 21st century
- "Fargo, North Dakota", CMJ New Music Monthly, July 2000
- The History and Growth of the City of Fargo, T. Holzkamm & D. Dormanen; D. Danbom (2001)
- Fargo, North Dakota: From Frontier Village to All-America City, 1875-2000, Heritage Publications (2001)
- Images of America: Fargo, North Dakota 1870 - 1940, D. Danbom & C. Strom (2002)
- David J. Wishart, ed. (2004). "Cities and Towns: Fargo, North Dakota". Encyclopedia of the Great Plains. University of Nebraska Press. ISBN 0-8032-4787-7.
- David B. Danbom (2005). Going it Alone: Fargo Grapples with the Great Depression. Minnesota Historical Society. ISBN 978-0-87351-546-7.
- Carroll L. Engelhardt (2007). Gateway to the Northern Plains: Railroads and the Birth of Fargo and Moorhead. University of Minnesota Press. ISBN 978-1-4529-1297-4.
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