USA HISTORY

RECONSTRUCTION 1865 1877

HOMESTEAD ACT

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
The town of “Centralia” is now known as what?
A
Grand Forks
B
Fargo
C
Bismarck
D
Jamestown
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Fargo is the home of the Fargo-Moorhead Symphony Orchestra and the Fargo-Moorhead Civic Opera. The Plains Art Museum houses regional folk and Native American art. Bonanzaville USA, in West Fargo, is a reconstruction of the area’s 19th-century farming boom.

Detailed explanation-2: -A Brief Glimpse into Fargo’s Early History In fact, the city was named for William G. Fargo, a director of the Northern Pacific Railroad, and co-founder of Wells Fargo Express Company. In the beginning, Fargo was a rough and rowdy frontier town, with its fair share of bordellos and saloons.

Detailed explanation-3: -Centralia, Pennsylvania once boasted 14 active coal mines and 2, 500 residents in the early 20th century. But by the 1960s, its boomtown heyday had passed and most of its mines were abandoned. Still, over 1, 000 people called it home, and Centralia was far from dying-until a coal mine fire began below.

Detailed explanation-4: -The City of Fargo is located in Cass County, North Dakota, along the Red River of the North which forms the border between Minnesota and North Dakota. An estimated 124, 844 (as of July 2018) people live in Fargo. The greater Fargo-Moorhead metropolitan area population is more than 238, 000.

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