Lost Dakota

Lost Dakota is a portion of land that was left over after the division of the Dakota Territory into other states in the late 19th century.[1]

About 11 square miles in size, the parcel was at the junction where Montana, Wyoming and Idaho meet. The patch of land became part of Gallatin County, Montana in 1873. Lost Dakota is extremely remote from civilization and completely undeveloped, without a road or even a footpath as of 2010.[2]

References

  1. ↑ Beyond 50: American States That Might Have Been. NPR. Retrieved June 22, 2013.
  2. ↑ Michael J. Trinklein. (2010) Lost States: True Stories of Texlahoma, Transylvania, and Other States That Never Made It. Quirk Books. ISBN 1594744106.
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