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Hickson, North Dakota

Hickson, North Dakota
Unincorporated community
Hickson is located in North Dakota
Hickson
Hickson
Hickson is located in the United States
Hickson
Hickson
Country United States
State North Dakota
CountyCass
TownshipPleasant
Platted1883
Elevation
[1]
919 ft (280 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
58047 (Horace)
Area code701
GNIS feature ID1029426[1]

Hickson is an unincorporated community in Pleasant Township, Cass County, in the U.S. state of North Dakota.[1] It is enclaved within, but not a part of the city of Oxbow.

History

Hickson was laid out in 1883 when the railroad was extended to that point.[2] A post office called Hickson was established in 1884 and remained in operation until 1975.[3] The community was named for Ole Hicks, a pioneer settler.[4]

Railroad

The Fargo and Southern railroad laid the tracks that passed through Hickson and ran its first train in 1884. The railroad was short-lived, however and sold to the Chicago, Milwaukee, and St. Paul (CM&SP) Railroad (later known as the Milwaukee Road).

On October 31, 1956, all passenger service was stopped, and it continued as a freight line until December 1961 when the line was essentially abandoned as the Milwaukee Railroad modernized their office and freight operations.[5]

The depot was moved to the Western Minnesota Steam Threshers Reunion grounds and museum in Hawley, MN and is the basis for a model railroad kit from Monroe Models.[6][7]

References

  1. ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Hickson, North Dakota
  2. ^ Hoheisel, Tim; Nielsen, Andrew R. (2007). Cass County. Arcadia Publishing. p. 82. ISBN 978-0-7385-4145-7.
  3. ^ "Cass County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved October 24, 2015.
  4. ^ Federal Writers' Project (1938). North Dakota, a Guide to the Northern Prairie State. WPA. p. 195. ISBN 978-1-62376-033-5. {{cite book}}: ISBN / Date incompatibility (help)
  5. ^ "Fargo and Southern Railroad | Fargo History". library.ndsu.edu. Retrieved March 3, 2025.
  6. ^ "Western Minnesota Steam Threshers Reunion - Rollag, MN". June 29, 2017. Retrieved March 3, 2025.
  7. ^ "Clay County Minnesota Railroad Stations". www.west2k.com. Retrieved March 3, 2025.
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