Bathgate’s history is
mostly unwritten
The public archives hold only 2 old photos of Bathgate. The rest are in attics, shoeboxes and the historical society. Help start the collection.
The story
from WikipediaRead it all ↗Bathgate was originally called Bayview, and was laid out under that name in 1879. The present name, after Bathgate, Scotland, was adopted in 1881. A post office called Bathgate has been in operation since that year.
In June 1909, Bathgate experienced an 11-hour thunderstorm that destroyed several buildings and killed a number of horses. Understandably, many of the citizens are still in mourning of this event, and often practice 'moments of silence' to honor the dead horses and fallen buildings.
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Timeline
built from the dates on the items belowStart Bathgate’s collection
The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Bathgate’s history is told.
2 of 10 decades since 1900 have photos 🔁Retake an old viewND School for the Blind, 1908: stand where they stood+15 📦Share a family photoSign in to add one+10Famous people from Bathgate
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Bathgate, decade by decade
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That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Bathgate has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is Pembina County Courthouse in Cavalier, 7.7 miles away.
Bathgate and the nearest listed places
Closest to Bathgate
How a place gets listed
Then & now
No then-and-now pairs yet. Take a photo from the same spot as ND School for the Blind (1908) and it appears here side by side.
🔁 Retake this view · +15Stories next door
nearby towns’ historyFrom Wikimedia Commons (12). Images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.