Timeline of Fargo, North Dakota

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
 * Fargo incorporated in Dakota Territory.
 * First Cass County Courthouse built.
 * 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.
 * 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
 * June 26: Gustaf of Sweden visits town.
 * Fargo Theatre built.
 * 1927 – August 26: Charles Lindbergh visits town.
 * 1928 – Regan Brothers Bakery in business.
 * 1929 – Veterans' Hospital built.
 * 1930 – Post Office and Courthouse built.
 * 1931
 * Black Building in Downtown Fargo is built.
 * Fargo Civic Orchestra established.
 * 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.
 * 1986 – Hector Airport terminal built.
 * 1987 – Sister city relationship established with Vimmerby, Sweden.
 * 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).

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.