Fargo

HISTORY

Originally called Oleta, the name of the town was changed to Fargo in 1905. The area around Frago had been populated as a result of the 1893 Cherokee Strip Land Rush.

The following Volga German families are known to have settled in and around Fargo:

Becker
Beisel
Borth
Faust
Feil
Hohweiler
Lochman
Meier
Schickedanz
Schultz
Semmel
Steinert
Stricker
Weis
Windecker

VOLGA GERMAN CONGREGATIONS