Moorhead is a hub of higher education in Minnesota, home to Minnesota State University Moorhead, Concordia College, and a campus of Minnesota State Community and Technical College. Landmarks include Rourke Art Museum, Comstock House and Hjemkomst Center. Moorhead is the birthplace of Warren Magnuson, politician.
Moorhead, Minnesota gifts and souvenirs: 36 designs made from Moorhead's own map, landmarks and history, from $10 to $99. Printed to order and shipped free in the USA.
| Popular | Price |
|---|---|
| Moorhead Hometown Ornament | $23 |
| Moorhead Landmarks Photo Poster | from $40 |
| Moorhead Vintage Travel Poster | from $40 |
| Moorhead Varsity Crewneck | from $57 |
| Moorhead Est. Tee | from $33 |
| Moorhead Town Line Mug | from $26 |
Ceramic keepsake, gold ribbon, in 4 styles
Nine local landmarks, archival matte
Its landmark photo in a classic travel-poster layout
A local landmark photo as a gallery print
Classic large-letter postcard art, filled with local photos
Six local landmarks as instant photos on kraft paper
The town's story in dates, from its own records, for home or classroom
Map of local landmarks, washable fabric
Heavy-blend fleece, street map printed on the back
Red heavy-blend crewneck, knit-stitch town print
Soft Bella+Canvas jersey
Kids' Bella+Canvas jersey, youth sizes
Bella+Canvas toddler jersey
Bella+Canvas baby bodysuit
Large-letter postcard art filled with local photos
Glossy ceramic, dishwasher safe
Large-letter postcard art filled with local photos, 11 oz ceramic
Weatherproof, for the front walk
24″×16″, printed coir-look fibers, rubber back
12″×12″ printed wood, ready to hang
Soft-touch, zip cover
A local landmark photo with the town name, 18″×18″
Sturdy all-over-print tote
Large-letter postcard art on a sturdy tote
Foam-front trucker, printed (not embroidered) with local photos
Glossy top, cork back
Soft fleece, 50″×60″
Six local landmarks as instant photos, soft fleece 50″×60″
20 oz, double-wall stainless
6″×4″ postcard, glossy front
6″×4″ postcard, glossy front
6″×4″ postcard, glossy front
6″×4″ postcard, glossy front
6″×4″ postcard, glossy front
6″×4″ postcard, glossy front
The town's earliest Sanborn fire-insurance map, drawn building by building and hand-coloured, from the Library of Congress
Population 2010: 38,065 → 2020: 44,505
From Wikidata (CC0).
The city was platted in 1871 and named for William Galloway Moorhead, a Northern Pacific Railway official and brother-in-law of financier Jay Cooke.
Early on, Moorhead had a reputation as a sin city; since alcohol was prohibited in North Dakota, residents of Fargo and other cities came to Moorhead to drink. In a September 1933 referendum, Clay County voted to reject the Twenty-first Amendment to the United States Constitution, a vote that made it a dry county according to Minnesota law. In April 1937, Clay County voted to allow alcohol sales, with almost half the affirmative votes coming from Moorhead voters.
The former Moorhead Armory on 5th Street South was the site of the intended concert destination for musicians Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens, and The Big Bopper before their fatal plane crash a few miles north of Clear Lake, Iowa, around 1 a.m. on February 3, 1959. The building was demolished in 1990 and is now the site of Ecumen Evergreens, a senior living property.
Moorhead is home to the first Dairy Queen to sell Dilly Bars. The Moorhead Dairy Queen is also one of only a few Dairy Queens operating on a contract, signed in 1949, that allows it to feature products not approved by corporate headquarters. One example is the chipper sandwich, vanilla ice cream sandwiched between chocolate chip cookies and dipped in chocolate. Every year, the March 1 reopening of the local Dairy Queen after winter is celebrated as a local tradition, despite the cold.
Adapted (trimmed) from the Wikipedia article Moorhead, Minnesota, revision 1380366037 by its contributors, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
We share a part of every Moorhead sale with local partners, and we'd love to print from your collection. Old photographs, maps and postcards make the best keepsakes.
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11 free coloring pages of Moorhead, each traced from a photo of a local landmark. Print them at home, at school or for story hour.
Moorhead's population was 44,505 in the 2020 U.S. Census, up from 38,065 in 2010.
Comstock House
Rourke Art Museum
Hjemkomst Center
St. John the Divine Episcopal Church