Medora was a thriving city in 1886, nestled in the Bad Lands of Dakota Territory, but a series of events including blizzards, market fluctuations and the loss of its main supporter, the Marquis DeMores, diminished its significance to all but a small number of businessmen and area ranchers.
After a hiatus of nearly 60 years, it would take another man’s dream, plus some wax, to bring new life to the town. Harold Schafer was selling linoleum for Fargo Paint and Glass when he noticed that the commercial grade floor waxes were superior to the products sold to “housewives.” He bought a 55-gallon drum of the better wax, then went to the “dump grounds” where he picked up discarded cans. He cleaned the cans and typed up some labels. He named the product “Gold Seal Floor Wax.”
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The town was founded in 1883 by French nobleman Antoine Amedee Marie Vincent Manca de Vallambrosa. He named it for his wife, Medora Von Hoffman, daughter of a New York investment banker.
25 Years Ago â 1996
Mandan photographer and studio owner, Craig R. Schmidt, has been named the top photographer in the state and was awarded the 1996 Photographer of the Year by the Professional Photographers of North Dakota at the regional convention held in Minnesota. The prestigious award is presented to the photographer with the highest total score of four photo entries which are judged by a panel of six national photographers. Schmidtâs photographs were put up against more than 500 photos from professionals from the Dakotas, Minnesota and Manitoba.
Temps recorded Tuesday, May 28: a high of 70 degrees above zero; 39 above for the low.
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