| Summary: | Park River incorporated as a city in 1896. The river which flows through the townsite named it. See Park River Post for the origin of the river's name. (5, p. 534; 11, p. 198; 37; 38, vol. 1, no. 10, p. 21; 80) PARK RIVER POST: In 1783 the Montreal fur traders consolidated under the name of the "North-West Co.," and pushed its trade into new and hitherto unexplored regions. In 1800 Alexander Henry, a fur trader on Lake Superior was leader of an expedition which set out from there with Turtle River for its objective point. It was Henry's intention to establish his headquarters on that stream for use while in charge of the Red River District, to which he had been assigned by the North-West Co. His party bore the title of "Henry's Red River Brigade." On Sept. 2, 1800 they arrived where Morris, Manitoba is now situated. The brigade divided here, a portion remaining for the winter and the others going on to Park River with Henry. The latter group arrived there Sept. 8, 1800 and the following day determined to build a post on the west side of Park River, about three-quarters of a mile from the mouth. This became known as HENRY' POST. The number of beaver dams near this point influenced Henry in his choice of it as a site for a trading post and there was evidence that bears, buffalo, deer and other wild game were plentiful in this area. The post buildings consisted of a stockade, dwelling house, storehouse and shop, all made of oak and completed by Sept. 20th and the British flag raised. Park River, Henry recorded was so named from the fact that the Assiniboine Indians made corrals of brush, parks or pounds there for buffalo, heading them in from all points, as they became alarmed from any cause, and then killing them at short range in a time before they had firearms. The Park River Post was abandoned May 17, 1801. Forest and Park Rivers were known as Big and Little Salt Rivers, respectively, so called by the Hudson's Bay trapper's and half-breeds, for its saline water. (5, p. 18-22) PERRY: A rural post office on Sec. 9, Fertile Twp. established April 7, 1880 with John T. Daley, postmaster; discontinued April 13, 1883 and mail sent to Grafton. It was named for Perry Twp. Dane County, Wise former home of Halvor Johnson, who helped establish the post office. (9/17/63 Clarence Daley, Grafton, N. D.; 38, vol. 1, no. 10, p. 21; 80) PISEK: Founded in 1881 on the SEy, Sec. 21, Rushford Twp. Joseph Lovcik, the first postmaster on June 8, 1887 named it for his former hometown in Czechoslovakia. Pisek incorporated as a village in 1898. (76; 80) POLAND: The post office established on Sec. 32, Walshville Twp. Jan. 13, 1906 with Andrew Hobbs, postmaster, was named to honor 329 Scanned with a Zeutschel Zeta book scanner at 300 dpi. Edited with Multi-Page TIFF Editor.
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