This is a resort community in NE 1/4 Sec. 2-149-80, Horseshoe Valley Twp., and SE 1/4 Sec. 35-150-80, Otis Twp., about twelve miles south of Velva, which was named for the long lake around which it is located. The lake was an important landmark on the military trail between Fort Totten and Fort Stevenson, but modern interest in it began in 1932 when a dam was built at its south end to stabilize the water level. In the early 1950's Neena Severson opened a tavern and restaurant at the south end of the lake, and by 1953, when a second dam was built, the area had developed into a popular resort. It first appeared on road maps in the late 1970's and current telephone listings show about fifty families, a few businesses and a fire department at the site.

This was a farm post office established April 18, 1891 with James Dillingham pm. It was located in SE 1/4 Sec. 2-149-80, Horseshoe Valley Twp., sixteen miles north of Turtle Lake, and closed August 18, 1893 with mail to Turtle Lake, then a rural post office itself.

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