Hickson, North Dakota | |
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  Hickson  Hickson | |
| Coordinates: 46°40′10″N96°48′37″W / 46.66944°N 96.81028°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | North Dakota |
| County | Cass |
| Elevation | 919 ft (280 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| Area code | 701 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1029426 [1] |
Hickson is an unincorporated community in Cass County, in the U.S. state of North Dakota. [1]
Hickson was laid out in 1883 when the railroad was extended to that point. [2] A post office called Hickson was established in 1884 and remained in operation until 1975. [3] The community was named for Ole Hicks, a pioneer settler. [4]
The Fargo and Southern railroad laid the tracks that passed through Hickson and ran its first train in 1884. The railroad was short-lived, however and sold to the Chicago, Milwaukee, and St. Paul (CM&SP) Railroad (later known as the Milwaukee Road).
On October 31, 1956, all passenger service was stopped, and it continued as a freight line until December 1961 when the line was essentially abandoned as the Milwaukee Railroad modernized their office and freight operations. [5]
The depot was moved to the Western Minnesota Steam Threshers Reunion grounds and museum in Hawley, MN and is the basis for a model railroad kit from Monroe Models [6] [7] .
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| Footnotes | ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties | |
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