1895 Map of Fargo

About this map

The Red River flows northward through this late nineteenth-century landscape, defining the state boundary between North Dakota and Minnesota. The neighboring rail hubs of Fargo and Moorhead dominate the center of the sheet, where the Northern Pacific and Great Northern railroads intersect to create a regional transportation nexus. The surrounding prairie is carved by winding waterways including the Wild Rice River and Maple River, which supported early agricultural clusters like Horace and Wild Rice.