The story
from WikipediaRead it all ↗North Dakota's first oil strike occurred in Ryder in 1908 when oil began seeping into a water well dug by meat market proprietor Joe Wustner in 1906. Wustner kept quiet about his discovery and used the substance to fuel his kerosene lamps. Finally in 1909 he admitted publicly that he had struck oil.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Ryder’s history is told.
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2000
Nothing in Ryder is on the National Register yet
That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Ryder has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is Wabek Consolidated School in Plaza, 14.2 miles away.
Ryder and the nearest listed places
Closest to Ryder
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 (1). Images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.