The Amos and Lillie Plummer House in

Hillsboro, North Dakota Hillsboro is a small city in Traill County, North Dakota. It is the county seat of Traill County. The population was 1,649 at the 2020 census. Hillsboro was founded in 1881. Hillsboro sits in the fertile Red River Valley. Local agriculture has ...

, now also known as the Traill County Historical Society Museum, was built in 1897. It was listed on the

National Register of Historic Places The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical significance or "great artistic v ...

in 1996. and

History

It is a Queen Anne style house designed by John W. Ross. Amos L. Plummer (1836-1903) operated a general store and also farmed land in

Traill County, North Dakota Traill County is a county in the U.S. state of North Dakota. As of the 2020 census listed the population at 7,997. Its county seat is Hillsboro, and its largest city is Mayville. History The Dakota Territory legislature created the county on ...

. In 1886, Plummer married Lillie Wilson (1860-1911). They established a bank and other businesses in Hillsboro. In 1894, Plummer was elected mayor of Hillsboro. In 1965, the former Plummer residence was donated to the Traill County Historical Society in 1965 by the Daughters of Dakota Pioneers. It is now operated as the Traill County Historical Society Museum.

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Trail County Museum Traill County Historical Society
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