Hickson, North Dakota

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]

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]