Trotters, North Dakota
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Trotters, North Dakota | |
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 Looking north at Trotters on ND 16 | |
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| Coordinates: 47°19′23″N 103°55′06″W / 47.32306°N 103.91833°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | North Dakota |
| County | Golden Valley |
| Elevation | 2,421 ft (738 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-7 (Mountain (MST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-6 (MDT) |
| Area code | 701 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1035220[1] |
Trotters is an unincorporated town in Golden Valley County, North Dakota, United States. Trotters is located on North Dakota Highway 16, 28.3 miles (45.5 km) north of Beach. The community did not receive telephone service until 1972, and Highway 16, its only road, was paved in the 1980s.[2]
Trotters was named after Francis Leighton Trotter (surname sometimes Trotters, 1865–1908), who served as the first postmaster in the community.[3][4] Trotter carried mail from Wibaux, Montana for a year without pay in order to establish the post office.[3]
