History of New Rockford- June 17, 2019

On the morning of June 20, 1902, a collision on the Northern Pacific Railway at Eldridge, Minn., killed 18 people. The wreck was the reason the northbound passenger train into New Rockford was six hours late. William Mattison of Freeborn and Thor Bollingberg of Wells County were in on business. Mrs. John Bollingberg went to Fargo to visit her sick sister. That evening there was a moving picture pr...