National Register of Historic Places

Research Plot 30

Fargo, Cass County, North Dakota
Listed
October 7, 1991
Type
Site
Period
Listed
Ref No.
91001475

About this property

Research Plot 30, is a historic agriculture site on the North Dakota State University campus in Fargo, North Dakota. When the pioneers broke up the grass prairie sod, flax was usually one of the first crops sown. If flax was sown continuously or with short rotations between subsequent flax crops, the flax became diseased and was called "flax sick" by farmers. The symptoms were wilting and dying flax plants during the growing season. The site is located near Centennial Avenue and 18th Street North. Flax was first planted at the site in 1894 by Professor Henry L. Bolley, a noted researcher in flax botany. By 1900, the flax plants were dead or dying. Bolley identified flax pathogens introduced by the plants themselves as the cause, and further identified resistant plants. Flax breeding programs from all over the world have sent material to NDSU to be tested for resistance to flax wilt in Plot 30. The site was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1991. At the time of the nomination, the site had been cultivated in flax for nearly a century.

Location

Fargo, Cass County, North Dakota
46.89425, -96.81139

Categories

INVENTIONAGRICULTURE
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Sources

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When was Research Plot 30 listed on the National Register?

Research Plot 30 was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on October 7, 1991.

What type of historic resource is Research Plot 30?

Research Plot 30 is classified as a site in the National Register of Historic Places.

What is the period of significance for Research Plot 30?

The period of significance for Research Plot 30 is recorded as the listed era.

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