Isabel Township, Benson County, North Dakota

Coordinates: 48°04′00″N 99°37′01″W / 48.06667°N 99.61694°W / 48.06667; -99.61694
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Isabel Township, is a civil township in Benson County, North Dakota, United States. As of the 2000 census, its population was 70.[1]

History[edit]

On October 20, 1939, a lost pet crow belonging to farmer Ben Alberts from near Brooks, Alberta was shot dead by Isabel rancher J. H. Wortman, after having travelled 800 miles south. Identification of the pet was possible through his name tag. He became lost south because he still had the animal instinct to migrate during the Fall.[2]

In 1923, the town had a church.[3]

The now-abandoned Isabel Country School once existed in the area.[4]

References[edit]

  1. ^ U.S. Census Bureau. Census 2000. "Census Demographic Profiles, Isabel Township" (PDF). CenStats Databases. Retrieved January 31, 2009.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)[dead link]
  2. ^ The Calgary Herald. Nov 6, 1939. page 8.
  3. ^ The American Missionary (1923). Volume 77. page 551.
  4. ^ Larson, Troy (May 16, 2012). "Isabel, ND". Ghosts of North Dakota. Retrieved September 7, 2023.

48°04′00″N 99°37′01″W / 48.06667°N 99.61694°W / 48.06667; -99.61694