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Island Park, Fargo, N.D.


Title	Island Park, Fargo, N.D.
Date of Original	between 1909 and 1930
Description	Several paths head straight away from the viewer. A trestle stands over the middle path. There are bushes planted in the middle, and trees grow on the outside of the paths.
Ordering Information	http://history.nd.gov/archives/whatphotos.html
General Subject	Parks and forests
Subject (LCTGM)	Trestles Shrubs Trees Trails & paths
Location	Fargo (N.D.) Island Park (Fargo, N.D.)
Decade	1900-1909 1910-1919 1920-1929
Item Number	A5961
Format of Original	Photographic prints
Notes	Photographer unknown. Title created by staff.
Biography/History	Island Park was ceded from the Northern Pacific Railroad to the city of Fargo when the township was platted. The Red River runs along the park. During the 1930s the Works Progress Administration built a public swimming pool in the park.
Repository Institution	State Historical Society of North Dakota
Repository Collection	State Historical Society of North Dakota Photograph Collection A
Credit Line	State Historical Society of North Dakota (A5961)
Rights Management	Copyright status unknown.
Digital ID	shA5961

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