Norbeck, South Dakota
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Unincorporated community in South Dakota
Norbeck is an unincorporated community in Faulk County, South Dakota, United States.[1]
A post office called Norbeck was established in 1920, and remained in operation until 1971.[2] The community has the name of Peter Norbeck, ninth Governor of South Dakota.[3] The town was served by a branch of the Milwaukee Road which ran between Roscoe and Orient. During the Great Depression, the area suffered a drought and the town lost many residents.[4]
References
- ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Norbeck, South Dakota
- ↑ "Faulk County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved February 2, 2015.
- ↑ Federal Writers' Project (1940). South Dakota place-names, v.1-3. University of South Dakota. p. 52.
- ↑ Vanished South Dakota: Towns of Yesterday, retrieved September 4, 2023
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45°11′03″N 99°12′45″W / 45.18417°N 99.21250°W / 45.18417; -99.21250
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