North Dakota Places of Interest

Fort Abercrombie, North Dakota

Ole Martinson, father-in-law to Baard Odegard, immigrated in 1866 with his wife and their two eldest children. Their first home was near Fort Abercrombie between the Red and Wild Rice rivers. Family legend has it that the couple's third daughter Martha (1866-1916) was the first white girl born in North Dakota territory. The fort was established by Lt. Col. John Abercrombie in August 1858 on the Red River, but soon was moved to avoid the threat of flood in 1860. The post was abandoned in 1877. This was the site of a seige by the Dakota (Sioux) Native American tribe for six weeks in 1862.

Photograph from the collection of the North Dakota Historical Society.

Hickson, North Dakota 1908

Ole Martinson and his family had a homestead near Hickson. It has not yet been established exactly where and when they lived here, but Hickson was the community where Baard Odegard and Ingeborg Martinson were married on Thursday, June 8, 1899. This is possibly where Ingeborg was teaching after receiving her teaching certificate at Concordia college.

Photograph from the collection of the North Dakota Historical Society.

The Minnesota House Hotel, Fargo, Dakota Territory — about 1880

This hotel in downtown Fargo was operated by Peter Johnson and his family from about 1875 until they moved to Los Angeles in 1888. There is some evidence he retained ownership in the hotel after they moved, as well, because he is listed in the Fargo city directory of 1892. The structure itself is believed to have been destroyed in the 1893 fire which ravaged Fargo. The individuals pictured have not been identified, but may include members of the Johnson and Martinson families, as well as staff and residents of the hotel.

Photographer unknown. From the collection of Mary Ellen Long.

Fargo, North Dakota 1878

Peter Johnson and Anne Martinson Johnson operated a hotel in Fargo from the late 1870s until they moved their family to Los Angeles in about 1889. Pictured here is Front Street in 1878. The Johnson family's Minnesota House hotel, pictured above, is about a block or two from this location.

Photograph from the collection of the North Dakota Historical Society.

	Fort Abercrombie, North Dakota Ole Martinson, father-in-law to Baard Odegard, immigrated in 1866 with his wife and their two eldest children. Their first home was near Fort Abercrombie between the Red and Wild Rice rivers. Family legend has it that the couple's third daughter Martha (1866-1916) was the first white girl born in North Dakota territory. The fort was established by Lt. Col. John Abercrombie in August 1858 on the Red River, but soon was moved to avoid the threat of flood in 1860. The post was abandoned in 1877. This was the site of a seige by the Dakota (Sioux) Native American tribe for six weeks in 1862. Photograph from the collection of the North Dakota Historical Society.
	Hickson, North Dakota 1908 Ole Martinson and his family had a homestead near Hickson. It has not yet been established exactly where and when they lived here, but Hickson was the community where Baard Odegard and Ingeborg Martinson were married on Thursday, June 8, 1899. This is possibly where Ingeborg was teaching after receiving her teaching certificate at Concordia college. Photograph from the collection of the North Dakota Historical Society.
	The Minnesota House Hotel, Fargo, Dakota Territory — about 1880 This hotel in downtown Fargo was operated by Peter Johnson and his family from about 1875 until they moved to Los Angeles in 1888. There is some evidence he retained ownership in the hotel after they moved, as well, because he is listed in the Fargo city directory of 1892. The structure itself is believed to have been destroyed in the 1893 fire which ravaged Fargo. The individuals pictured have not been identified, but may include members of the Johnson and Martinson families, as well as staff and residents of the hotel. Photographer unknown. From the collection of Mary Ellen Long.
	Fargo, North Dakota 1878 Peter Johnson and Anne Martinson Johnson operated a hotel in Fargo from the late 1870s until they moved their family to Los Angeles in about 1889. Pictured here is Front Street in 1878. The Johnson family's Minnesota House hotel, pictured above, is about a block or two from this location. Photograph from the collection of the North Dakota Historical Society.