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'''Emmet'''<ref name="gnis">{{cite gnis|1028885|Emmet, North Dakota}}</ref> was a small community in [[McLean County, North Dakota]], United States. It is about twelve miles west of [[Garrison, North Dakota|Garrison]].<ref name=Gavett>Joseph L. Gavett, ''North Dakota Immigrants: Coming to America'', p. 89, Watchmaker Publishing, 2007 {{ISBN|1929148747}}.</ref> There is no longer anything at the location, although it may still be marked on some maps.<ref>Joseph L. Gavett, ''North Dakota: Counties, Towns & People'', part 2. p. 170, Watchmaker Publishing, 2008 {{ISBN|1603861912}}.</ref> Emmet was in existence until at least 1966.<ref name=Abilene/> |
'''Emmet'''<ref name="gnis">{{cite gnis|1028885|Emmet, North Dakota}}</ref> was a small rural community in [[McLean County, North Dakota]], United States. It is about twelve miles west of [[Garrison, North Dakota|Garrison]].<ref name=Gavett>Joseph L. Gavett, ''North Dakota Immigrants: Coming to America'', p. 89, Watchmaker Publishing, 2007 {{ISBN|1929148747}}.</ref> There is no longer anything at the location, although it may still be marked on some maps.<ref>Joseph L. Gavett, ''North Dakota: Counties, Towns & People'', part 2. p. 170, Watchmaker Publishing, 2008 {{ISBN|1603861912}}.</ref> Emmet was in existence until at least 1966.<ref name=Abilene/> |
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==Naming== |
==Naming== |
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The community was founded in 1903 with the name of Robinson (not to be confused with the current [[Robinson, North Dakota]] which is in an entirely different location). It was renamed Emmet by Charles Laudenbeck when he took over as postmaster on 2 September 1905. He named it after his young son, Emmet.<ref name=Gavett/> |
The community was founded in 1903 with the name of Robinson (not to be confused with the current [[Robinson, North Dakota]], which is in an entirely different location). It was renamed Emmet by Charles Laudenbeck when he took over as postmaster on 2 September 1905. He named it after his young son, Emmet.<ref name=Gavett/> |
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==Notable person== |
==Notable person== |
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*[[James Kerzman]], North Dakota state legislator, rancher, and farmer, lived on a farm near Emmet.<ref>'James Kerzman,' '''The Bismarck Tribune,''' June 23, 2015</ref> Kerzman's parents were killed when the ambulance taking his mother to hospital with a newborn |
*[[James Kerzman]], North Dakota state legislator, rancher, and farmer, lived on a farm near Emmet.<ref>'James Kerzman,' '''The Bismarck Tribune,''' June 23, 2015</ref> Kerzman's parents were killed when the ambulance taking his mother to hospital with a newborn daughter was involved in a collision in 1965. The fifteen Kerzman children (including the daughter Mayruth from the ambulance crash) were brought up by relatives near Emmet. Kerzman's uncle, Francis Kerzman, built an extension to his house there to accommodate them all.<ref name=Abilene>AP, [https://www.newspapers.com/clip/92938080/new-home-for-orphans/ "New homes must for 15 orphans"], ''Abilene Reporter-News'', 21 November 1966.</ref> |
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==Notes== |
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{{McLean County, North Dakota}} |
{{McLean County, North Dakota}} |
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Latest revision as of 05:07, 31 October 2023
Emmet, North Dakota | |
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 Emmet in 2009 | |
  Emmet, North Dakota  Emmet, North Dakota | |
| Coordinates: 47°38′47″N 101°39′13″W / 47.64639°N 101.65361°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | North Dakota |
| County | McLean |
| Elevation | 2,014 ft (614 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| Area code | 701 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1028885[1] |
Emmet[1] was a small rural community in McLean County, North Dakota, United States. It is about twelve miles west of Garrison.[2] There is no longer anything at the location, although it may still be marked on some maps.[3] Emmet was in existence until at least 1966.[4]
Naming[edit]
The community was founded in 1903 with the name of Robinson (not to be confused with the current Robinson, North Dakota, which is in an entirely different location). It was renamed Emmet by Charles Laudenbeck when he took over as postmaster on 2 September 1905. He named it after his young son, Emmet.[2]
Notable person[edit]
- James Kerzman, North Dakota state legislator, rancher, and farmer, lived on a farm near Emmet.[5] Kerzman's parents were killed when the ambulance taking his mother to hospital with a newborn daughter was involved in a collision in 1965. The fifteen Kerzman children (including the daughter Mayruth from the ambulance crash) were brought up by relatives near Emmet. Kerzman's uncle, Francis Kerzman, built an extension to his house there to accommodate them all.[4]
Notes[edit]
- ^ a b "Emmet, North Dakota". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ a b Joseph L. Gavett, North Dakota Immigrants: Coming to America, p. 89, Watchmaker Publishing, 2007 ISBN 1929148747.
- ^ Joseph L. Gavett, North Dakota: Counties, Towns & People, part 2. p. 170, Watchmaker Publishing, 2008 ISBN 1603861912.
- ^ a b AP, "New homes must for 15 orphans", Abilene Reporter-News, 21 November 1966.
- ^ 'James Kerzman,' The Bismarck Tribune, June 23, 2015
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| Footnotes | ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties | |