A history of Arnegard,
since 1906
Postcards, papers and photographs of Arnegard from public archives, woven together by decade. Neighbors fill in the gaps.
The story
from WikipediaRead it all ↗Arnegard was founded in 1906 and is named for brothers Evan Arnegard and Oscar Arnegard, the first homesteaders in the area. The first church was a one-room log cabin, the Wilmington Lutheran Church. It was so named because most of the people who founded Arnegard came from Spring Grove, Minnesota, where they belonged to the Old Wilmington Lutheran Church. The post office was established July 14, 1906 with Gerhard A. Stenehjem as postmaster. The town was incorporated in 1913 when the Great Northern Railroad extended its line past Watford City to Arnegard.
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Timeline
built from the dates on the items belowFinish Arnegard’s story
Most archives stop around 1920. The photos from after that are in family albums, not libraries.
1 of 10 decades since 1900 have photos 🔁Retake an old viewOld blacksmith shop. Arnegard, Mc…, 1937: stand where they stood+15 📦Share a family photoSign in to add one+10Arnegard, decade by decade
LOCOld blacksmith shop. Arnegard, McKenzie, North Dakota1937
LOCOld livery stable. Arnegard, McKenzie County, North Dakota1937
LOCOld log church near Arnegard. McKenzie County, North Dakota1937
LOCOld log church near Arnegard. McKenzie County, North Dakota1937
LOCDuplex privy (open air model) near Arnegard. McKenzie Count…1937
LOCArnegard, McKenzie County, North Dakota. Old man sitting on…1937
LOCUntitled photo, possibly related to: Arnegard, McKenzie Cou…19371990s
CommonsChurch basement - Wilimington Lutheran Church - Arnegard No…2013
CommonsBernice 1 and 2 well signs - Evanson Place - Arnegard North…2013
CommonsBandstand and dancing - Centennial - Arnegard North Dakota …2013
CommonsArnegard Centennial Train - Independence Day - Arnegard Nor…2013
CommonsArnegard, North Dakota 5-20-20082008Nothing in Arnegard is on the National Register yet
That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Arnegard has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is Sandstone School in Watford City, 6 miles away.
Arnegard and the nearest listed places
How a place gets listed
Then & now
No then-and-now pairs yet. Take a photo from the same spot as Old blacksmith shop. Arnegard, McKenzie, North Dakota (1937) and it appears here side by side.
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nearby towns’ historyFrom Wikimedia Commons (5) and the Library of Congress (7). Images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.