Fargo, ND

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Latitude: 46.871414 -- Longitude: -96.808658

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The area that is present day Fargo was an early stopping point for steamboats floating down the Red River during the 1870s and 1880s. The city of Fargo was originally named "Centralia," but was later renamed to "Fargo" in honor of Northern Pacific Railway director and Wells Fargo Express Company founder William Fargo. Fargo was founded in 1871. The area started to flourish after the arrival of the railroad and the city became known as the "Gateway to the West". Fargo offers a wider variety of cultural opportunities than some other cities with 90,000 people, due to the presence of three universities in the metropolitan area. Most theatre and events are either promoted or produced by the universities.The street system of Fargo is structured in the class grid pattern. Routes that run from north to south are called streets, and routes that run from east to west are called avenues. Inside the metropolitan area, a public bus service named Metro Area Transit (MAT) operates several routeS. -- Source: Wikipedia.com

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