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 ×
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