Thompson’s history is
mostly unwritten
The public archives hold just one old photo of Thompson. The rest are in attics, shoeboxes and the historical society. Help start the collection.
The story
from WikipediaRead it all ↗The first residents of the town were businessmen who had come to support the needs of new settlers to the area. The town was first called Norton because the first buildings of the town were adjacent to land owned by George Norton. However, when the railroad came in 1881, the name caused an issue, since there was already a nearby town of Norton in Minnesota.
Albert Thompson, co-owner of a general store with his brother Robert, was commissioned postmaster in January 1881. The name of the town was then changed to Thompson in honor of Albert Thompson.
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Timeline
built from the dates on the items belowStart Thompson’s collection
The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Thompson’s history is told.
0 of 10 decades since 1900 have photos 🔁Retake an old viewElevated view of Thompson, N.D., …, 1890: stand where they stood+15 📦Share a family photoSign in to add one+10Famous people from Thompson
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Thompson, decade by decade
1990s
Then & now
No then-and-now pairs yet. Take a photo from the same spot as Elevated view of Thompson, N.D., 1890s (1890) and it appears here side by side.
🔁 Retake this view · +15Stories next door
nearby towns’ historyFrom Wikimedia Commons (4). Images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.