The story so far
from Wikipedia & the U.S. CensusFortuna is a city in Divide County, North Dakota, United States. The population was 30 at the 2020 census. Fortuna was founded in 1913 along a Soo Line Railroad branch line running between Flaxton, North Dakota and Whitetail, Montana. The name comes from the Roman goddess of fortune and was chosen by railroad officials to note the settlers' expectations of prosperity with the arrival of the railroad. The city is located six miles from the Canada–US border and is the northernmost city on U.S. Route 85 before it crosses into Canada at Port of Oungre, Saskatchewan. Fortuna has the latest sunset time several days after the summer solstice in the contiguous 48 states. The sun set at 10:03:24 PM …
Fortuna was established in 1913. Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew from 22 to 30 (+36%). Half of its homes were built before 1938.
Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Fortuna yet — the old photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.
Intro from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Population and housing: U.S. Census Bureau.
Start Fortuna’s collection
The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Fortuna’s history is told.
0 of 10 decades since 1900 have photos 📦Share a family photoSign in to add one+10Fortuna, decade by decade
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Nothing in Fortuna is on the National Register yet
That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Fortuna has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is Alkabo School in Westby, 5.8 miles away.
Fortuna and the nearest listed places
How a place gets 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 (6). Images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.