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Unincorporated town in North Dakota, United States
Bowesmont, North Dakota
Unincorporated town
A church in BowesmontA church in Bowesmont
Bowesmont, North Dakota is located in North DakotaBowesmont, North DakotaBowesmont, North DakotaShow map of North DakotaBowesmont, North Dakota is located in the United StatesBowesmont, North DakotaBowesmont, North DakotaShow map of the United States
Coordinates: 48°41′24″N 97°10′41″W / 48.69000°N 97.17806°W / 48.69000; -97.17806
CountryUnited States
StateNorth Dakota
CountyPembina
Elevation794 ft (242 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code701
GNIS feature ID1028097

Bowesmont is a ghost town 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. 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. According to legend, Bowes won the right to name the town in a card game.

Bowesmont was devastated by the 1997 Red River flood. Only an old church and a small trucking outfit are left, with no residential area. An annual pilgrimage occurs every second Sunday of July where former residents meet in the church to commemorate the town.

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References

  1. ^ "Bowesmont". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. Pembina County (PDF) (Map). North Dakota Department of Transportation. 2006. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 2, 2006. Retrieved March 14, 2012.
  3. Federal Writers' Project workers (1938). North Dakota: A Guide to the Northern Prairie State. Works Progress Administration. p. 352.
  4. "Bowesmont... The Little Town that Lives in the Heart" (PDF). Retrieved July 17, 2024.
  5. Capace, Nancy (2001). Encyclopedia of North Dakota. Somerset Publishers. p. 411.

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Municipalities and communities of Pembina County, North Dakota, United States
County seat: Cavalier
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Map of North Dakota highlighting Pembina County
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