Marengo

History

Marengo incorporated as a village on November 5, 1910. The village originally incorporated under the name of Melbourne, which was probably a preliminary name given by the Canadian Northern Railway. However, the post office was given the name Marengo in 1911, named after Marengo, Illinois, the hometown of pioneer J. Ray Goodrich. Later in 1911, its name was changed to Fuller after a manager of a ranch, because the post office would not allow "Melbourne". After three years, it changed back to Marengo. On October 8, 2020, a grain elevator caught on fire in Marengo; the village was temporarily evacuated and no one was injured.

Most-observed species

• Black-billed Magpie

  Pica hudsonia (Sabine, 1823) · Aves
  31
• Common Raven

  Corvus corax Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  30
• Rock Pigeon

  Columba livia J.F.Gmelin, 1789 · Aves
  20
• Horned Lark

  Eremophila alpestris (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  19
• Swainson's Hawk

  Buteo swainsoni Bonaparte, 1838 · Aves
  18
• Western Meadowlark

  Sturnella neglecta Audubon, 1844 · Aves
  17
• Mallard

  Anas platyrhynchos Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  17
• Mourning Dove

  Zenaida macroura (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  13