Leipzig, North Dakota

Leipzig is a ghost town in Grant County, North Dakota, United States. It was abandoned in 1910 when it was bypassed by the Northern Pacific Railroad.^[1]

History

The name "Leipzig" is a Slavic word that originated around 1015 in Germany, meaning "a settlement by the lime trees." A settlement named Leipzig was founded in Bessarabia in 1843 by request of the Emperor of Austria. In 1896, 15 German-Russian Leipziger families travelled to the United States and started a new community named after their former home. In 1910, the Northern Pacific Railroad bypassed Leipzig and instead ran 11 miles to the southwest. The Leipzigers then moved their settlement to that location in May and founded New Leipzig, North Dakota.^[1]

References

1 2 Welcome to New Leipzig, North Dakota. City of New Leipzig, North Dakota, n.d. Web. 8 Aug. 2013.

Municipalities and communities of Grant County, North Dakota, United States

County seat: Carson

Cities	Carson Elgin Leith New Leipzig

Townships	Elm Fisher Freda Howe Lark Leipzig Minnie Pretty Rock Raleigh Rock Winona

CDPs	Heil Raleigh

Unorganized territories	East Grant West Grant

Unincorporated communities	Brisbane Dogtooth Freda Johnson Ford Lark Saint Gertrude Shields

Ghost town	Leipzig

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