1915 Tales From Old Timers #12 – Arrival of the
Great Northern Railway – In 1886 the
settlement was nothing but a mass of tents and shacks. The construction of the
Great Northern was going on and the town was crowded with people. These were
some of the most exciting times recorded. Money was plentiful and everybody
reaped a rich harvest. It was a banner day in the history of the settlement
when the first train pulled into town. A few years later the Soo Line came
through town and from that time the city has grown in leaps and bounds. The
following year the Great Northern built more than 500 miles of road west of
Minot. All material was shipped here and distributed to points as far west as
Great Falls, Montana. Section houses were even built on flat cars and shipped
out. Minot was a typical town of the west with everything wide open. It was not
until the year 1887 that the county seat was removed from Burlington and
established in Minot.
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