The story
from WikipediaRead it all ↗Main lines and branches of railroads were being built across Arkansas in the late 1880s. By 1898, two of them—the St. Louis Southwestern Railway running roughly north–south, and the Missouri and North Arkansas Railroad (M&NA) running roughly east–west—crossed. A post office with the name Fargo was established at the crossing, but it was not yet a town. In 1911, the two railways built a depot in Fargo.
At least 33 settlements formed along the railroad as the M&NA was built, including Fargo, where Leroy Mahon owned the farmland at the railroad crossing.
Leroy Mahon platted the land and created a settlement for Black families. In doing so, he created a freedmen's town.
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Start Fargo’s collection
The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Fargo’s history is told.
0 of 10 decades since 1900 have photos 📦Share a family photoSign in to add one+10Fargo, decade by decade
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1 historic place in Fargo
Fargo has 1 listing on the National Register, and they protect 5 historic buildings, because Fargo Training School Historic District alone counts 5.
Where they are
When they were listed
Then & now
When neighbors add old photos, retakes from the same spot appear here side by side.
Stories next door
nearby towns’ historyFrom Wikimedia Commons (1). Images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.