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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.
  • 1873
    • Headquarters Hotel in business.
    • Cass County established.
  • January 5, 1875
  • 1876 – Population: 600.
  • 1880
    • Fargo Daily Times newspaper begins publication.
    • Population: 2,693.
  • 1889 – Town becomes part of the new U.S. state of North Dakota.
  • 1890 – North Dakota Agricultural College opens.
  • 1891
    • North Dakota Agricultural College College Hall (Old Main) is built.
    • Concordia College founded in nearby Moorhead, Minnesota.
  • 1893
    • June 7: Fire.
    • Mechanical Arts Building built on North Dakota Agricultural College campus.
    • Opera house built.
  • 1894 – Fargo Forum and Daily Republican newspaper in publication.
  • 1897 – North Dakota Harness Company in business.
  • 1898
    • Fargo Golf Club formed.[1]
    • Fram Norwegian-language newspaper in publication.
    • Northern Pacific Railway Depot is built.
  • 1899 – Cathedral of St. Mary built.

20th century

  • 1900 – Population: 9,589; county 28,625.
  • 1903
    • Public Library built.
    • St. Paul's Evangelical Lutheran church founded.
  • 1904 – Fargo Street Railway begins operating.
  • 1906
    • The Cass County Jail is built.
    • State Fair begins.
    • Grand Theater opens.
  • 1908 – St. Luke's Hospital opens.
  • 1912
    • April: Preacher Billy Sunday visits town.
    • July: Sangerfest (song festival) held.
  • 1914 – Princess Theatre opens.
  • 1915 – The Ford Building is built.
  • 1917
    • Woodrow Wilson High School built and established.
    • John Miller Baer becomes U.S. representative for North Dakota's 1st congressional district.
  • 1920
    • Pence Automobile Company Warehouse built.
    • Population: 21,961; county 41,477.
  • 1922 – WDAY radio begins broadcasting.
  • 1926
  • 1927 – August 26: Charles Lindbergh visits town.
  • 1928 – Regan Brothers Bakery in business.
  • 1929 – Veterans' Hospital built.
  • 1930 – Post Office and Courthouse built.
  • 1931
  • 1935 – Dovre Ski Slide erected.
  • 1938 – Dacotah Field opens on the North Dakota State University campus.
  • 1939 – June: Olav of Norway visits town.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 1966 – Fargo North High School and Daughters of Dakota Pioneers established.
  • 1969 – Red River Valley Genealogical Society founded.
  • 1970
    • Bison Sports Arena built.
    • Population: 53,365; county 73,653.
  • 1972 – West Acres Shopping Center in business.
  • 1974 – Sister city relationship established with Hamar, Norway.
  • 1975 – Plains Art Museum founded.
  • 1978 – Jon Lindgren becomes mayor.
  • 1983 – Greater Fargo-Moorhead Area Food Bank established.[2]
  • 1986 – Hector Airport terminal built.
  • 1987 – Sister city relationship established with Vimmerby, Sweden.
  • 1990 – Historic Preservation Commission established.[3]
  • 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).

21st century

  • 2000 – Population: 90,599.
  • 2004 – The Ed Schultz Show (radio program) begins broadcasting.
  • 2006 – Dennis Walaker becomes mayor.
  • 2007 – Open magazine begins publication.
  • 2008 – Scheels Arena, initially known as "The Urban Plains Center" is built.
  • 2009 – 2009 Red River flood.
  • 2010 – Population: 105,549.
  • 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).
  • 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"
  • 2023 – Lashkowitz High Rise is demolished.
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