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Towns / Cities
All Information from the Book "North Dakota Place Names" by Douglas A Wick

This was a pioneer settlement which soon became an annexed part of the city of Minot. The name is credited to T.E. Olsgard, the Register of the U.S. Land Office, who chose to honor the then current President of the United States, Benjamin Harrison (1833-1901). The name is perpetuated by the township (155-83) in which most of Minot is located.

This Great Northern Railroad townsite was founded in 1886 and became known as "The Magic City" because of its rapid growth, quickly covering most of Harrison Township (155-83). It was named for Henry Davis Minot (1859-1890), a director of the GNRR who was killed in a train wreck. The post office was established February 12, 1887 with Patrick H. McNamara Postmaster. It incorporated as a city in 1887, replaced Burlington as the county seat of Ward County in 1888, and has grown steadily to a peak population of 32,886 in 1980. The elevation is 1566, the Zip Code is 58701, and it is the site of Minot State University. It pronunciation of this city's name is My-Knot.

This was a Great Northern Rail Road station built in 1883 in Section 19-155-83, Harrison Township, five miles west of Minot, and named for Henry C. Gassman (1856-1938), a native of Wisconsin who was the first settler in Gassman Coulee. A small coal mine settlement developed here about 1915, but it disappeared by 1940.

Business History

Great Northern Railroad

Clarence Parker Hotel

Soo Line Railroad

Minot State College  Section 14

Ramstad Junior High School  Section 14

Bishop Ryan High School  Section 14

Bel Air School  Section 15

Rose Hill Cemetery Includes the Following

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