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Celebrating 150 Years

1873 - 2023

With Hendrick Clemenson and Ulphie Cossette leading the way, 

by the time Horace was declared a town in North Dakota, many pioneers had settled these fertile lands, journeying from Quebec and Ontario, Sweden and Norway. Although they struggled through harsh winters and the floods of spring, they never surrendered their dream to make this their home. 

Horace is named after Horace Greeley, American publisher, founder, and editor of the New York Tribune, which became the highest-circulated newspaper in the country. Greeley was active in politics and served briefly as a congressman from New York. He was also the unsuccessful new Liberal Republican party candidate in the 1872 presidential election against incumbent President Ulysses S. Grant.

It is only fitting that Horace be named after Greeley because he encouraged the settlement of the American West. Horace Greeley saw the West as a land of opportunity for the young and unemployed. Although he didn't coin it, he popularized the slogan “Go West, young man, and grow up with the country.”

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In 1973, the centennial was celebrated, and again in 1997, the quasquicentennial (125th anniversary) was celebrated. Now we are preparing to celebrate our city's 150th year. 

Our sesquicentennial is upon us.