Norbeck, South Dakota

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Norbeck is an unincorporated community in Faulk County, South Dakota, United States. [1]

History

A post office called Norbeck was established in 1920, and remained in operation until 1971. [2] The community has the name of Peter Norbeck, ninth Governor of South Dakota. [3] The town was served by a branch of the Milwaukee Road which ran between Roscoe and Orient. During the Great Depression, the area suffered a drought and the town lost many residents. [4]

References

  1. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Norbeck, South Dakota
  2. ↑ "Faulk County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved February 2, 2015.
  3. ↑ Federal Writers' Project (1940). South Dakota place-names, v.1-3. University of South Dakota. p. 52.
  4. ↑ Vanished South Dakota: Towns of Yesterday , retrieved September 4, 2023

45°11′03″N99°12′45″W / 45.18417°N 99.21250°W / 45.18417; -99.21250

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