Bowesmont, North Dakota
| Bowesmont, North Dakota | |
|---|---|
| Unincorporated community | |
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A church in Bowesmont | |
  Bowesmont, North Dakota | |
| Coordinates: 48°41′24″N 97°10′41″W / 48.69000°N 97.17806°WCoordinates: 48°41′24″N 97°10′41″W / 48.69000°N 97.17806°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | North Dakota |
| County | Pembina |
| Elevation | 794 ft (242 m) |
| Time zone | Central (CST) (UTC-6) |
| • Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
| Area code(s) | 701 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1028097[1] |
Bowesmont is an unincorporated community in Pembina County, North Dakota, United States. Bowesmont is located along a BNSF Railroad line near Interstate 29, 8.2 miles (13.2 km) north of Drayton.[2] The community was initially named Alma for Alma, Ontario in 1878; the name was changed to Bowesmont, for William Bowes, the town's first shopkeeper, six months later.[1] According to legend, Bowes won the right to name the town in a card game.[3]
Notable residents
- Harold Keith Johnson, Chief of Staff of the United States Army from 1964 to 1968[4]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Bowesmont". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
- ↑ Pembina County (PDF) (Map). North Dakota Department of Transportation. 2006. Retrieved March 14, 2012.
- ↑ Federal Writers' Project workers (1938). North Dakota: A Guide to the Northern Prairie State. Works Progress Administration. p. 352.
- ↑ Capace, Nancy (2001). Encyclopedia of North Dakota. Somerset Publishers. p. 411.
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