ota ▁Territ ory ▁was ▁a ▁Norwegian ▁by ▁the ▁name ▁of ▁Christian ▁Buck . ▁He ▁is ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁" father " ▁of ▁old ▁Edinburgh ▁and ▁the ▁present ▁city ▁of ▁Ed in burg . ▁He ▁was ▁acting ▁in ▁the ▁official ▁capacity ▁of ▁Rece iver ▁of ▁the ▁U . S . ▁Land ▁Office , ▁and ▁the ▁first ▁post master ▁of ▁Edinburgh , ▁being ▁appointed ▁when ▁the ▁office ▁was ▁established ▁on ▁November ▁ 1 , ▁ 1 8 8 2 . ▁The ▁name ▁of ▁the ▁post ▁office ▁and ▁settlement ▁was ▁chosen ▁as ▁a ▁t ribute ▁to ▁the ▁university ▁where ▁Mr . ▁Buck ▁received ▁his ▁education . ▁ ▁Associ ated ▁with ▁Christian ▁Buck ▁was ▁another ▁pione er ▁by ▁the ▁name ▁of ▁O ve ▁O ves on ▁who ▁operated ▁the ▁first ▁store . ▁The ▁post ▁office ▁was ▁also ▁located ▁in ▁the ▁store . ▁At ▁this ▁time ▁the ▁mail ▁had ▁to ▁be ▁carried ▁from ▁the ▁D und ee ▁post ▁office , ▁six ▁miles ▁east ▁of ▁Edinburgh . ▁ ▁Charles ▁Buck , ▁half ▁brother ▁to ▁Christian , ▁had ▁a ▁small ▁drug ▁store ▁and ▁gave ▁medical ▁aid ▁to ▁the ▁pione ers . ▁A ▁sal oon ▁was ▁operated ▁by ▁ 0 . ▁Tra va aten ▁and ▁a ▁black sm ith ▁shop ▁by ▁ 0 . ▁R unst ad . ▁The ▁exact ▁number ▁of ▁dwell ings , ▁at ▁this ▁old ▁site , ▁is ▁uncertain ▁but ▁it ▁is ▁believed ▁some ▁were ▁moved ▁to ▁the ▁new ▁town ▁in ▁ 1 8 8 8 . ▁There ▁is ▁one ▁land mark ▁in ▁Ed in burg ▁that ▁seems