Tabor was established in 1869 after an advertisement was sent out by Frank Bem for Czechs who wanted to take up a new land and build a town in the Dakota Territory. Today Tabor is still known as the “Mother City of Dakota Czechs”. In 1860 the first school house in the territory (comprised of the states of South Dakota, North Dakota, Montana, Wyoming and Idaho) was built. Today a monument stands just 5 ½ miles west of Tabor honoring this school. Like so many towns in the area Tabor grew and thrived with the coming of the railroad. A solid town still remains over the years with a steady population of just over 400 people. History buffs will want to stop and see the Czech folk architecture. The church can be seen from the highway, so stop and see their historic cemetery and the Blacknik Museum. This definitely is a town to stop and enjoy the early western settlement history.