GEORGE ELLSBURY (1840-1900)
Noted Magazine Illustrator & Founder of Tower City & a North Dakota College

A noted American artist and illustrator founded a city, established a college, and helped organize a railroad in what is now North Dakota. George Ellsbury established Tower City and Tower University and was instrumental in organizing the Dakota and Great Southern Railroad. During the Civil War, Ellsbury was an illustrator for Leslie’s Illustrated Magazine and Harpers, two national publications noted for their fine illustrations.