Bonanzaville is a history museum complex in West Fargo, North Dakota. Bonanzaville, the museum of the Cass County Historical Society, is made up of forty-seven buildings on twelve acres, many of them are historic and from the region. These buildings have been moved to the museum grounds and now form a village setting. Most of the buildings have a special theme. Displays include a prairie church, a general store, a fire station, and a schoolhouse. There are also several newer buildings constructed on the grounds including an aircraft museum and an automobile museum. The museum has several hundred thousand artifacts in their collection and on display. West Fargo is a city located in Cass County, North Dakota. ... A general store is usually a retailer located in a small town or in a rural area with a broad selection of merchandise crammed into a relatively small space. ...
Bonanzaville is located just off of Interstate 94 (Exit 343) and about two and a half miles (4 km) west of the city of Fargo, North Dakota. The complex is open from May to mid-October. The highlight of the museum's year is the annual Pioneer Days, the largest and longest running annual event in the Fargo-Moorhead area. The event held the third weekend each August. I-94 redirects here. ... Motto: Nickname: Location in Cass County, North Dakota Founded Incorporated 1871 County Cass County Borough Parrish Mayor Bruce Furness Area - Total - Water 98. ...
The museum is run by executive Director Tim Hoheisel, a national and state award winning historian and author.
BonanzavilleUSA is named after the Bonanza Farms that dotted this region in the late nineteenth century as a result of Northern Pacific Railroad's marketing efforts.
The NPRR lobbied for large-scale, showcase farms of 1,000 acres or more to advertise the economic potential of the land on either side of the Northern Pacific's route, in particular the land along the Minnesota, Dakota Territory border known as the Red River Valley.
BonanzavilleUSA recreates the magnificent history of this area's past using more then 400,000 documented and treasured artifacts indigenous to the upper Midwest arranged throughout 40 buildings and spread over 15 acres.
Thanks to generations of volunteers who share the Cass County Historical Societys vision, BonanzavilleUSA has grown from modest beginnings to become a vibrant, ambitious focal point for learning and appreciating the past.
Bonanzaville owes its existence to people who are passionate about these two goals.
The most successful historical centers are taking advantage of the publics fascination with our past by telling the story in new ways with video and multimedia presentations, for example, as well as with more interactive displays that immerse visitors in the sights, sounds and "feel" of yesteryear.
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