A history of Cando,
since 1884
Postcards, papers and photographs of Cando from public archives, woven together by decade. Neighbors fill in the gaps.
The story
from WikipediaRead it all ↗Cando was founded in 1884 as the seat of the newly formed Towner County. It was named from the pioneers' "can do" spirit. The Great Northern Railway was extended to Cando in 1888.
Just west of Cando, Dunkers Colony was founded by settlers from Indiana in 1894. The settlement later changed its name to Zion, and all that is left today is a cemetery west of Cando.
Text from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
Timeline
built from the dates on the items belowFinish Cando’s story
Most archives stop around 1920. The photos from after that are in family albums, not libraries.
2 of 10 decades since 1900 have photos 🔁Retake an old viewThe country photographer, 1902: stand where they stood+15 📦Share a family photoSign in to add one+10Cando, decade by decade
1990s
Then & now
No then-and-now pairs yet. Take a photo from the same spot as The country photographer (1902) and it appears here side by side.
🔁 Retake this view · +15From Wikimedia Commons (2) and the Library of Congress (4). Images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.