Keystone is a former
unincorporated community
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(
ghost town
A ghost town, deserted city, extinct town, or abandoned city is an abandoned settlement, usually one that contains substantial visible remaining buildings and infrastructure such as roads. A town often becomes a ghost town because the economi ...
) in
Keystone Township,
Dickey County
Dickey County is a county in the U.S. state of North Dakota. As of the 2020 census, the population was 4,999, and was estimated to be 4,930 in 2024. The county seat is Ellendale and the largest city is Oakes.
History
The Dakota Territory l ...
,
North Dakota
North Dakota ( ) is a U.S. state in the Upper Midwest, named after the indigenous Dakota people, Dakota and Sioux peoples. It is bordered by the Canadian provinces of Saskatchewan and Manitoba to the north and by the U.S. states of Minneso ...
, United States.
History
Keystone was originally built up by settlers from
Pennsylvania
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, and the name taken from that state's nickname, the Keystone State.
The beginning of Keystone was about a mile north of where the town was finally established.
[ enealogytrails.com/ndak/dickey/keystone-twp.html Keystone Township Dickey County, North Dakota Genealogy and History. Genealogy Trails History Group. Accessed 26 July 2023.] There was a $3000 () church built in Keystone which was used there as long as the town lasted and then it was moved to
Monango.
See also
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List of ghost towns in North Dakota
Several ghost towns have been recorded in North Dakota and are in various states of disrepair; some are mostly intact but have no residents, while others have completely barren or inaccessible sites. Other communities might have a small popula ...
References
Geography of Dickey County, North Dakota
Ghost towns in North Dakota
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