Medora, North Dakota

Medora was founded in 1883 by French nobleman Marquis de Mores who named the city after his wife Medora von Hoffman. Marquis de Mores wanted to ship refrigerated meat to Chicago via the railroad. He built a meat packing plant for this purpose and a house named the Chateau de Mores, which is now a museum.

Today, Medora is a tourist town with visitors from all over. Some of the history of Medora carries names such as General George Armstong Custer and Teddy Rosevelt and his Rough Riders.












Cowboy in town.










Ummm...when did they change the name???











The town of Medora.










Medora Theater built on tracks











Buffalo Pepsi or Cowboy Coke???