FIRST Home in Fargo - Fargo, ND
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N 46° 52.595 W 096° 55.659
14T E 657911 N 5193533
This Waymark will bring you to Fargo, ND's First House, located on the grounds of Bonanzaville USA.
Waymark Code: WM141RY
Location: North Dakota, United States
Date Posted: 03/29/2021
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The Cass County Historical Society credits the confirmation of a railroad crossing at the point that would eventually before the city of Fargo with the decision for this log cabin to be built in what could be called a Tent City.
Plaque in front of house:
FARGO'S FIRST HOUSE
MADE OF LOGS CUT ALONG RED RIVER
BUILT BY A. HARRY MOORE IN 1869
REBUILT BY HENRY HECTOR IN 1892
ERECTED BY
FARGO CHAPTER
OF
PIONEER DAUGHTERS OF NORTH DAKOTA
According to the North Dakota State University Archives, "A. H. (Harry) Moore, a native of Wisconsin, came to what is now the site of Fargo in 1869 to homestead. He built a log house (with the aid of carpenter George Mann) near what was the slough in present day Island Park. The house was later moved to higher ground at 119 4th Street S. At this site it served as a hotel and a jail. The building was later purchased by Henry Hector and it was home to his family until 1952. In 1939 the Pioneer Daughters of North Dakota formally recognized the structure as Fargo’s first wooden house and had a bronze plate affixed to a stone in the front yard. The house was moved in the late 1950s to make way for the new YMCA building. Its new location was 205 23rd Street S. In 1974, it was threatened with demolition, so the Fargo Board of Realtors and Max Moore, grandson of Harry Moore bought the house and donated it to Bonanzaville. It was restored to its original appearance in 1980 by Palmer Forness, and is preserved as Fargo's oldest existing wooden building." From (
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MAY 1939
Another sign at the location says:
FARGO'S FIRST HOUSE
Log cabin built in 1869 - Dakota Territory days.
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