Fife, North Dakota

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This Northern Pacific Railroad station in the northwest quarter of section 2-139-50, Mapleton Township three miles east of Mapleton, was built in 1882 and called CANFIELD. The name was changed on June 2, 1907 to honor Joe Fife of Ontario, Canada, who developed Scotch Fife wheat in 1872, which was the leading hard spring wheat grown in the Red River valley. The elevator at this site closed during the 1920's, and the site is currently used to store railroad cars for use at the stockyards in West Fargo. Fife is north of Interstate 94/U.S. Highway 52, and can be accessed using Exit 342.
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Coordinates:   46°53'9"N   96°58'0"W
This article was last modified 12 years ago