The year Fargo decided to 'hang' Moorhead pranksters for stealing the town Christmas tree
In a time of 'peace on earth and good will to men', the earliest residents of Fargo and Moorhead decided Christmas 1873 should be celebrated with a mock hanging of six 'bodies' off of the Red River bridge. What caused the ruckus and was it all just good, clean Christmas fun?
7:00 am, Dec. 24, 2020
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Things got a little out of hand in Christmas 1873, when the young towns of Fargo and Moorhead decided to work together to put up a community Christmas tree. Things didn't go as planned. Photo/iStock