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November 15, 2007. The Grand Forks Riverside Neighborhood Historic District is a 112-acre (45 ha) historic district in Grand Forks, North Dakota that was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2007. According to The Herald, citing Peg O'Leary, coordinator of the Grand Forks Historic Preservation Commission :
In 1879, George Winship started The Herald. The twin cities of Grand Forks and East Grand Forks were first physically connected when, in 1879, Alexander Griggs built a pontoon toll bridge at the present day site of the Sorlie Bridge at DeMers Avenue. The city of Grand Forks was officially incorporated on February 22, 1881.
99000844 [1] Added to NRHP. July 19, 1999. The Sorlie Memorial Bridge, also known as the Red River Bridge, was constructed in 1929 by the Minneapolis Bridge Company to connect the cities of Grand Forks, North Dakota and East Grand Forks, Minnesota. [1] It was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1999.
The Red Pepper Grand Forks A late-night favorite — especially among University of North Dakota students — since 1961, this classic eatery serves up a varied mix of tacos, burritos, burgers ...
Third Street looking north Third Street looking south. Grand Forks was first settled in 1870. In 1872, seven pioneers staked claims to land on the Red River. [3] The 9-acre (36,000 m 2) piece of land that would become downtown Grand Forks was first platted by Grand Forks' "founding father", Alexander Griggs, and his wife Etta, in 1875.
The confluence of the Red and Red Lake Rivers Flood memorial. Grand Forks is 74 miles (119 km) north of the Fargo-Moorhead area and 145 miles (233 km) south of Winnipeg, Manitoba. [24] Grand Forks is on the western bank of the Red River of the North in an area known as the Red River Valley.
Red River of the North. The Red River flood of 1997 was a major flood that occurred in April and May 1997 along the Red River of the North in Minnesota, North Dakota, and southern Manitoba. It was the most severe flood of the river since 1826. The flood reached throughout the Red River Valley, affecting the cities of Fargo and Winnipeg, but ...
Grand Forks Near Southside Historic District. / 47.91750°N 97.02694°W / 47.91750; -97.02694. The Grand Forks Near Southside Historic District is a 182-acre (74 ha) historic district in Grand Forks, North Dakota that was listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) in 2004. [1]