Keystone, North Dakota

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Keystone is a former unincorporated community (ghost town) in Keystone Township, Dickey County, North Dakota, United States. [1]

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Keystone was originally built up by settlers from Pennsylvania, and the name taken from that state's nickname, the Keystone State. [2] The beginning of Keystone was about a mile north of where the town was finally established. [3] There was a $3000 (equivalent to $83,366in 2023) church built in Keystone which was used there as long as the town lasted and then it was moved to Monango. [3]

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References

  1. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Keystone
  2. ↑ Gannett, Henry (1905). The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States. Govt. Print. Off. pp.  174.
  3. 1 2 [genealogytrails.com/ndak/dickey/keystone-twp.html Keystone Township]. Dickey County, North Dakota Genealogy and History. Genealogy Trails History Group. Accessed 26 July 2023.

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