Bowesmont, North Dakota
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 Bowesmont, North Dakota
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| 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]
Bowesmont was devastated by flooding of the Red River in 1997. Only an old church is left in what is now a ghost town.[4] An annual pilgrimage occurs the second Sunday of July where old friends, family and neighbors meet in the old church to celebrate what was the town they loved.[5]
Notable residents
- Harold Keith Johnson, Chief of Staff of the United States Army from 1964 to 1968[6]
References
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- ↑ https://www.fema.gov/pdf/about/regions/regionviii/jurnys32.pdf
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