Fargo, County seat in southeastern North Dakota, United States
Description
Fargo is a city in southeastern North Dakota, positioned on the western bank of the Red River across from Moorhead, Minnesota. The city forms the largest urban center in the state with roughly one hundred twenty six thousand residents and extends across the flat prairie landscape.
History
The Northern Pacific Railway founded the settlement in 1871 as a crossing point on the Red River and named it after William George Fargo of Wells Fargo Company. In the following decades, the place developed into a trading hub for agricultural products from the surrounding prairie.
Culture
The Plains Art Museum displays regional artwork, including pieces by indigenous artists that visitors can view in the downtown area. The Fargo Theatre shows films and hosts concerts in a restored building where locals regularly gather and the theater organ still plays.
Practical
Hector International Airport connects the city to larger destinations in the region and makes arrival easier for visitors from other states. North Dakota State University in the southern part draws over thirteen thousand students and shapes the local cultural scene.
Did you know?
The city gained a reputation in the late nineteenth century as the divorce capital of the Midwest due to permissive divorce laws and short residency requirements. Many people traveled specifically to obtain a quick divorce, which gave the place a particular social role during that time.
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Fargodome
3 km
Fargo Theatre
251 m
Red River Zoo
6 km
Fargo Air Museum
3.4 km
Plains Art Museum
184 m
Fargo-Moorhead Toll Bridge
1.8 km
Comstock House
1.9 km
Cathedral of St. Mary
587 m
Bluestem Amphitheater
6.6 km
The Roger Maris Museum
4.7 km
Jake Christiansen Stadium
2.7 km
Rourke Art Museum
1.5 km
Gethsemane Episcopal Cathedral
6.1 km
DeLendrecie's Department Store
343 m
North Dakota State University District
1.9 km
Black Building
111 m
Cass County Court House, Jail, and Sheriff's House
649 m
Barrington Apartments
849 mHoly Spirit Catholic Church
2.1 km
Thunder Road Family Fun Park
6 km
George and Beth Anderson House
2.2 km
St. John the Divine Episcopal Church
1.8 kmDowntown Fargo District
102 m
Dibley House
1.3 km
Union Storage & Transfer Cold Storage Warehouse and Armour Creamery Building
448 m
Fargo City Detention Hospital
1.6 km
Pence Automobile Company Warehouse
543 m
Grand Lodge of North Dakota, Ancient Order of United Workmen
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