The Official Newspaper for Foster County
The Northern Pacific Railroad townsite of Wyndmere was established in 1883. It was named for Windermere Lake, Westmorelandshire, England, whose name is derived from "wynd," meaning a narrow lane, and "mere," meaning pool or lake . . . Wyndmere!
The post office was established January 7, 1884, and the Soo Line Railroad crossed the Northern Pacific tracks there in 1888, at which time a new place dub...