Carbury is an
unincorporated community
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in
Bottineau County in the
U.S. state
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of
North Dakota
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. It is located along
North Dakota Highway 14
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in the eastern part of the county, east of
Souris.
[ The town is virtually abandoned, and the 2000 Census did not record a population.][ and it is now part of zip code 58783 covered by the post office in Souris.
Carbury is also designated by the ]U.S. Customs and Border Protection
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agency as a port of entry
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between the United States and Canada
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.
History
Carbury is named after the village of Carbury in County Kildare
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, Ireland
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. Founded in 1901 as a station on the Great Northern Railway, the post office first opened April 16, 1906.[ The mistake was never corrected. Carbury's original post office was assigned the zip code 58724.][
The town experienced a top population of 50 in 1920, which had dwindled to 5 by 1980.][
Norwegian settlers from Polk County, ]Minnesota
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, established a settlement near Carbury in 1883, reportedly becoming the first Norwegians in Bottineau County.
Geography
Carbury is part of Pickering Township in the Souris River Valley. It is approximately to the northwest of the county seat
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of Bottineau and roughly to the southeast of Souris.
Carbury Dam located south of town is a public fishing area managed by the North Dakota Game and Fish Department
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.
See also
* Carbury–Goodlands Border Crossing
References
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Unincorporated communities in Bottineau County, North Dakota
Ghost towns in North Dakota
Unincorporated communities in North Dakota
Populated places established in 1901
1901 establishments in North Dakota