Timeline of Fargo, North Dakota
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The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Fargo, North Dakota, USA.
Prior to 20th century
- 1670 – Rupert's Land, or Prince Rupert's Land, is a territory established in British North America comprising the Hudson Bay drainage basin.
- 1811 – The Selkirk Concession (a land grant issued by the Hudson's Bay Company (HBC) to Thomas Douglas, 5th Earl of Selkirk) begins the Red River Colony colonization project.
- 1871 – A.H. Moore's house (residence) built.[1]
- 1873
- Headquarters Hotel in business.[1][2]
- Cass County established.
- January 5, 1875
- Fargo incorporated in Dakota Territory.[3]
- First Cass County Courthouse built.[1][4]
- 1876 – Population: 600.[5]
- 1880
- 1889 – Town becomes part of the new U.S. state of North Dakota.
- 1890 – North Dakota Agricultural College opens.[7]
- 1891
- North Dakota Agricultural College College Hall (Old Main) is built.
- Concordia College founded in nearby Moorhead, Minnesota.
- 1893
- 1894 – Fargo Forum and Daily Republican newspaper in publication.[6]
- 1897 – North Dakota Harness Company in business.[8]
- 1898
- Fargo Golf Club formed.
- Fram Norwegian-language newspaper in publication.[6]
- Northern Pacific Railway Depot is built.
- 1899 – Cathedral of St. Mary built.[1]
20th century
- 1900 – Population: 9,589;[1] county 28,625.[9]
- 1903
- 1904 – Fargo Street Railway begins operating.[8]
- 1906
- The Cass County Jail is built.[10]
- State Fair begins.[8]
- Grand Theater opens.[11]
- 1908 – St. Luke's Hospital opens.
- 1912
- April: Preacher Billy Sunday visits town.[8]
- July: Sangerfest (song festival) held.[8]
- 1914 – Princess Theatre opens.[11]
- 1915 – The Ford Building is built.[12]
- 1917
- Woodrow Wilson High School built and established.
- John Miller Baer becomes U.S. representative for North Dakota's 1st congressional district.[13]
- 1920
- Pence Automobile Company Warehouse built.
- Population: 21,961;[3] county 41,477.[9]
- 1922 – WDAY radio begins broadcasting.[1]
- 1926
- June 26: Gustaf of Sweden visits town.[8]
- Fargo Theatre built.
- 1927 – August 26: Charles Lindbergh visits town.[8]
- 1928 – Regan Brothers Bakery in business.[8]
- 1929 – Veterans' Hospital built.[1]
- 1930 – Post Office and Courthouse built.[1]
- 1931
- Black Building in Downtown Fargo is built.
- Fargo Civic Orchestra established.
- 1935 – Dovre Ski Slide erected.[1]
- 1938 – Dacotah Field opens on the North Dakota State University campus.
- 1939 – June: Olav of Norway visits town.[8]
- 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.[14]
- The Gorman dogfight UFO incident occurs over Fargo.[15]
- 1954 – Herschel Lashkowitz becomes mayor.
- 1955 – Dacotah Field is moved to the NDSU North Campus.
- 1957 – 1957 Fargo tornado.
- 1960 – North Dakota State University active.
- 1964 – Public educational KFME (TV) begins broadcasting.[16]
- 1966 – Fargo North High School and Daughters of Dakota Pioneers[17] established.
- 1969 – Red River Valley Genealogical Society founded.[18]
- 1970
- Bison Sports Arena built.
- Population: 53,365; county 73,653.[9]
- 1972 – West Acres Shopping Center in business.
- 1974 – Sister city relationship established with Hamar, Norway.[19]
- 1975 – Plains Art Museum founded.[18][16]
- 1978 – Jon Lindgren becomes mayor.
- 1983 – Greater Fargo-Moorhead Area Food Bank established.[20]
- 1986 – Hector Airport terminal built.[8]
- 1987 – Sister city relationship established with Vimmerby, Sweden.[19]
- 1990 – Historic Preservation Commission established.
- 1992 – Fargodome stadium opens.
- 1996
- Newman Outdoor Field opens.
- Sundog company opened for business.
- Fictional Fargo film released.
- 1997 – April: 1997 Red River flood.
- 1998 – City website online (approximate date).[21][chronology citation needed]
21st century
- 2000 – Population: 90,599.[22]
- 2004 – The Ed Schultz Show (radio program) begins broadcasting.
- 2006 – Dennis Walaker becomes mayor.[23]
- 2007 – Open magazine begins publication.
- 2008 – Scheels Arena, initially known as "The Urban Plains Center" is built.
- 2009 – 2009 Red River flood.[24]
- 2010 – Population: 105,549.[25]
- 2013
- Dakotah Field is renovated.
- Sanford Medical Center construction begins.
- Kevin Cramer becomes U.S. representative for North Dakota's at-large congressional district.
- 2014 – Tim Mahoney becomes mayor.
- 2016 – Bison Sports Arena is renovated and reopens as Scheels Center for the 2016-17 season.
- 2017 – Pride parade begins (approximate date).[26]
- 2020 – RDO Building is built and becomes the tallest building in Fargo at 235 feet.
- 2021 – Woodrow Wilson High School renamed to "Dakota High School"[27]
- 2023 – Lashkowitz High Rise is demolished.
