RV Living & Traveling Full Time - Exploring Bonanzaville in Fargo, North Dakota

Bonanzaville!

10/6/2019

Sunday, September 1st -- Our first and only day of exploring in Fargo took us to Bonanzaville, which is a huge village full of smaller museums and historic homes. There was a ton of stuff to see there!

The main entrance museum building had a bunch of stuff about local Fargo history.

Antique car at Bonanzaville in Fargo, North Dakota

The Railroad Museum houses a steam locomotive used by the Northern Pacific Railroad and the Nez Perce & Idaho Railroad from 1883 to 1945.

Steam locomotive at Bonanzaville in Fargo, North Dakota

And of course, no town is complete without a water tower. Even if its a reproduction town. LOL.

Water tower at Bonanzaville in Fargo, North Dakota

The Horse Drawn Building had an amazing assortment of horse drawn vehicles, including sleighs, buggies, wagons, drays, a milk wagon and a reproduction Wells Fargo Stage Coach.

Horse drawn sleigh at Bonanzaville in Fargo, North Dakota

The U R Next Barber Shop was originally built around 1900 and located in Buffalo ND.

U R Next Barber Shop at Bonanzaville in Fargo, North Dakota

The Hunter Times Newspaper in Hunter ND flourished until the 1940s.

Hunter Times Newspaper building at Bonanzaville in Fargo, North Dakota

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The Furnberg store operated in Osgood ND (southwest of Fargo) from the late 1880s until 1948.

Furnberg General Store building at Bonanzaville in Fargo, North Dakota

The Land Office Bank is where settlers would file their claims on land, and receive their land titles once improvements had been made. This building is a replica of a Land Office building found in Cogswell ND that was used during the years of settlement.

Land Office Bank building at Bonanzaville in Fargo, North Dakota

The Habberstad cabin was built in 1874 in Kindred ND from oak logs, and was moved to Bonanzaville in 1968.

1874 Habberstad cabin at Bonanzaville in Fargo, North Dakota

Fargo's First House was built in 1869, and during its lifetime has served as a home, a hotel, a jail, and a rented out duplex.

Fargo's First House from 1869 at Bonanzaville in Fargo, North Dakota

The Dobrinz school, the first school in Mapleton Township, was built in 1895, and was closed in the mid-1900s.

1895 Dobrinz School at Bonanzaville in Fargo, North Dakota

The Checkered Years House was built during the late 1870s. Mary Dodge Woodward lived in the home with her children from 1882 to 1889. Mary kept a detailed diary of her life in the Dakota Territory which was later published with the title "The Checkered Years".

1870s Checkered Years House at Bonanzaville in Fargo, North Dakota

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The Houston House was built in 1881 near Hunter ND. Mr Houston was an inventor, and included a hot air furnace with vents and registers, as well as an indoor bathroom in this house, both of which were unheard of at the time. When I walked around the corner and saw the bear skin rug, I actually jumped! I had never seen one of these in person before! LOL

1881 Houston House at Bonanzaville in Fargo, North Dakota

The Cass County District Courthouse furnishings used from 1904 to 1967 have been placed into this building, which was originally a schoolhouse built in 1928.

1904 Cass County Courthouse furnishings at Bonanzaville in Fargo, North Dakota

The Melroe Tractor Building includes many different tractors manufactured throughout the 1900s.

Old steam tractor at Bonanzaville in Fargo, North Dakota

The Pioneer Fire Company is a reproduction of an 1890s fire station and houses antique fire fighting equipment.

1890s fire truck at Bonanzaville in Fargo, North Dakota

This Harness Shop was built in Addison ND in early 1900s.

Early 1900s Harness Shop at Bonanzaville in Fargo, North Dakota

North Dakota's first Telephone Museum was created inside this converted hardware store from Tower City ND.

Telephone Museum at Bonanzaville in Fargo, North Dakota

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The Bjerklie Drug Store was built in 1887 and was in continuous operation until 1975. At that time, the building was sold, and all contents donated to the historical society, who has recreated the drugstore inside this renovated building.

1887 Bjerklie Drug Store interior at Bonanzaville in Fargo, North Dakota

The Brass Rail Saloon and Hotel was built in Page ND in 1889, although it sold no liquor until after 1930, because North Dakota entered the union as a dry state.

1889 Brass Rail Saloon & Hotel interior at Bonanzaville in Fargo, North Dakota

The Cass-Clay Creamery is a reproduction of a 1920s creamery.

1920s Cass-Clay Creamery interior at Bonanzaville in Fargo, North Dakota

North Dakota's only Law Enforcement Museum was built in 1989.

Mayberry Police Car at the Law Encforcement Museum at Bonanzaville in Fargo, North Dakota

The Eagle Air Museum includes this Douglas C-47, which was used in World War II during the D-Day invasion.

Douglas C-47 in the Eagle Air Museum at Bonanzaville in Fargo, North Dakota

Cockpit of the Douglas C-47 in the Eagle Air Museum at Bonanzaville in Fargo, North Dakota

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