The story
from WikipediaRead it all ↗Great Bend was founded in 1888 on land homesteaded by George Worner (1855 – 1950), who was born in Germany and moved to Brandenburg Township in 1874 when his family moved there from Wisconsin. In 1875, Worner established a rural post office and named it Berlin after the German capital. The post office was moved closer to Great Bend in 1882, and disbanded on July 12, 1883. Worner, who was instrumental in the town's founding and development, served as one of the area's first station agents for the Northern Pacific Railroad, operated the town's first general store, and was one of its first postmasters. He later served in the North Dakota House of Representatives.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Great Bend’s history is told.
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Nothing in Great Bend is on the National Register yet
That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Great Bend has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is Adams-Fairview Bonanza Farm in Mooreton, 4.9 miles away.
Great Bend and the nearest listed places
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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 (2). Images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.