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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1NIC_joe-ferris-general-store_Medora-ND.html
Joe Ferris wore many hats in Medora. He was a hunting guide, a Medora postmaster and a successful merchant.Ferris opened his first general store in Little Missouri. In 1885 he began work in Medora on the current two-story, 25-foot by 75-foot struc…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1NI9_the-bad-lands-cow-boy_Medora-ND.html
At the age of 22, Arthur T. Packard started Medora's first newspaper, The Bad Lands Cow Boy. The first issue came off the press on February 7, 1884. Marquis de Mores was the major advertiser in the paper.Editor Packard produced a paper that balanc…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1NI8_ralph-doc-hubbard_Medora-ND.html
Ralph "Doc" Hubbard was one of the most accomplished people to call Medora home. He was born on June 22, 1885, in New York to Elbert Hubbard, a prominent author and publisher, and Bertha Crawford Hubbard.
Doc first visited Medora around 1905, a…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1NI3_law-enforcement_Medora-ND.html
From its formation in 1879 to its official organization on April 12, 1886, Billings County had no county offices or officials. All administrative duties were performed through the Morton County Courthouse at Mandan, some 130 miles to the east.The …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1NI2_billings-county-courthouse_Medora-ND.html
Billings County was formed in 1879 and organized in 1886. Medora became the county seat in 1886, three years before North Dakota became a state in 1889. The first county offices were located in Roberts Hall.Two small homes built in the 1880s were …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1NHZ_medora-stage-and-forwarding-company_Medora-ND.html
Marquis de Mores: A grand entrepreneur. In the fall of 1884 he inaugurated daily round-trip stage and freight service from Medora to the Black Hills of South Dakota.Four coaches were purchased. The Kittie, Medora, Dakota and Deadwood stages could …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1NHW_hotel-de-mores_Medora-ND.html
The Hotel de Mores was built by the Marquis de Mores in 1883 and served as a boarding house for up to 100 people. The 100-foot by 25-foot hotel was located north of the railroad depot and faced north.Manager George Fitzgerald advertised it as the …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1NHU_stockmens-state-bank_Medora-ND.html
In late 1908, Christ Pederson of Dickinson purchased the General Store from Joe Ferris and moved to Medora.On August 6, 1909, Pederson, Harve Robinson, and George Burgess filed a Certificate of Organization. The Stockmens State Bank was capitalize…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1NHQ_medora-town-hall_Medora-ND.html
The Town Hall was built in 1924 to serve as an activity center for Medora. The building featured electric lights, a hot water heating system, partial basement, a furnished balcony and a projection booth.Opera chairs were provided for ordinary even…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1NHO_roberts-hall_Medora-ND.html
Bob Roberts had operated The Senate Billiard and Pool Hall in Little Missouri. Later he joined many of his fellow business owners across the river in Medora. An April 1884 edition of The Bad Lands Cow Boy reported the contract for construction of …