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==History== |
==History== |
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First called Goose River, the community was established as a post for the [[Hudson's Bay Company]] steamships which operated on the [[Red River of the North]].<ref name="history"/> Caledonia became an early boom town in the [[Red River Valley]] and also became a post for a stagecoach line which lead north to [[Fort Garry]] — now called [[Winnipeg]].<ref name="history"/> Upon the creation of [[Traill County, North Dakota|Traill County]] in 1875, Caledonia was designated as the county seat.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.nd.gov/content.htm?parentCatID=83&id=County%20History |title=County History |accessdate=2007-08-06 |format= |publisher=State of North Dakota }}</ref> However, in that same year, the Hudson Bay Company closed their U.S. posts including the one at Caledonia. When [[James J. Hill]]'s railroad crossed Traill County, it bypassed Caledonia. The steamboat industry soon floundered and the county seat was moved to [[Hillsboro, North Dakota|Hillsboro]] in 1896.<ref name="history"/> |
First called Goose River, the community was established as a post for the [[Hudson's Bay Company]] steamships which operated on the [[Red River of the North]].<ref name="history"/> Caledonia became an early boom town in the [[Red River Valley]] and also became a post for a stagecoach line which lead north to [[Fort Garry]] — now called [[Winnipeg]].<ref name="history"/> Upon the creation of [[Traill County, North Dakota|Traill County]] in 1875, Caledonia was designated as the county seat.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.nd.gov/content.htm?parentCatID=83&id=County%20History |title=County History |accessdate=2007-08-06 |format= |publisher=State of North Dakota }}</ref> However, in that same year, the Hudson's Bay Company closed their U.S. posts including the one at Caledonia. When [[James J. Hill]]'s railroad crossed Traill County, it bypassed Caledonia. The steamboat industry soon floundered and the county seat was moved to [[Hillsboro, North Dakota|Hillsboro]] in 1896.<ref name="history"/> |
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Revision as of 17:11, 5 September 2008
Caledonia, North Dakota | |
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| Country | United States |
| State | North Dakota |
| County | Traill |
| Area | |
| • Total | 29.6 sq mi (76.7 km2) |
| • Land | 29.6 sq mi (76.7 km2) |
| • Water | 0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2) |
| Elevation | 866 ft (264 m) |
| Population (2000) | |
| • Total | 132 |
| • Density | 4.5/sq mi (1.7/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−5 (CDT) |
| ZIP code | 58219 |
| Area code | 701 |
| FIPS code | 38-11540Template:GR |
| GNIS feature ID | 1036689Template:GR |
Caledonia is an unincorporated community in Traill County, North Dakota in the United States. A former boomtown of the 1870s and the era of the Hudson's Bay Company steamship trade, the community has now all but virtually disappeared.[1]
History
First called Goose River, the community was established as a post for the Hudson's Bay Company steamships which operated on the Red River of the North.[1] Caledonia became an early boom town in the Red River Valley and also became a post for a stagecoach line which lead north to Fort Garry — now called Winnipeg.[1] Upon the creation of Traill County in 1875, Caledonia was designated as the county seat.[2] However, in that same year, the Hudson's Bay Company closed their U.S. posts including the one at Caledonia. When James J. Hill's railroad crossed Traill County, it bypassed Caledonia. The steamboat industry soon floundered and the county seat was moved to Hillsboro in 1896.[1]
Geography
Caledonia is located at 47°40′39″N 97°06′05″W / 47.67750°N 97.10139°WInvalid arguments have been passed to the {{#coordinates:}} function (47.450596, -96.917137). The community sits on the banks of the Goose River near the confluence with the Red River of the North.
Notes
- ^ a b c d "Dakota Datebook — July 10, 2007 — "Frog Point"". Prairie Public. Retrieved 2007-08-06.
- ^ "County History". State of North Dakota. Retrieved 2007-08-06.
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