Dogtooth, North Dakota
Dogtooth, North Dakota | |
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| Coordinates: 46°23′38″N 101°20′49″W / 46.39389°N 101.34694°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | North Dakota |
| County | Grant County |
Dogtooth is a ghost town in Grant County, North Dakota, United States. It was so named because the shape of the nearby buttes resembled the molars of a dog's lower jaw. The town was located in Section 11 of survey township T133 North, Range 85 West.[1][2]
History
Dogtooth was first established in 1876 as a station along the
In 1910 Charles Leonard, who operated a store in Dogtooth, moved his business to Raleigh and opened a post office that October. Dogtooth slowly died out as Raleigh grew.[1] The Carson Press reported on January 12, 1911, about Mr. Leonard's decision to move his store and establish a post office in Raleigh, suggesting that this move put "the finishing touches on Dogtooth."
Notes
- ^ OCLC 191277027.
- ^ a b Dogtooth, ND Postal Application 1/29/1900 Archived December 14, 2006, at the Wayback Machine
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