Hickson, North Dakota

Hickson, North Dakota
Unincorporated community
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Coordinates: 46°40′10″N96°48′37″W / 46.66944°N 96.81028°W / 46.66944; -96.81028
Country	United States
State	North Dakota
County	Cass
Township	Pleasant
Platted	1883
Elevation [1]	919 ft (280 m)
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code	58047 (Horace)
Area code	701
GNIS feature ID	1029426 [1]

Hickson is an unincorporated community in Pleasant Township, Cass County, in the U.S. state of North Dakota. ^[1] It is enclaved within, but not a part of the city of Oxbow.

History

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]

Railroad

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]}

References

1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Hickson, North Dakota
2. Hoheisel, Tim; Nielsen, Andrew R. (2007). Cass County. Arcadia Publishing. p. 82. ISBN   978-0-7385-4145-7.
3. "Cass County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved October 24, 2015.
4. Federal Writers' Project (1938). North Dakota, a Guide to the Northern Prairie State. WPA. p. 195. ISBN   978-1-62376-033-5.
5. "Fargo and Southern Railroad | Fargo History". library.ndsu.edu. Retrieved March 3, 2025.
6. "Western Minnesota Steam Threshers Reunion - Rollag, MN". June 29, 2017. Retrieved March 3, 2025.
7. "Clay County Minnesota Railroad Stations". www.west2k.com. Retrieved March 3, 2025.