Wild Rice, North Dakota

Wild Rice, North Dakota
Unincorporated community
Looking north at Wild Rice
Looking north at Wild Rice
Wild Rice is located in North Dakota
Wild Rice
Wild Rice
Wild Rice is located in the United States
Wild Rice
Wild Rice
Coordinates: 46°44′47″N 96°48′34″W / 46.74639°N 96.80944°W / 46.74639; -96.80944
CountryUnited States
StateNorth Dakota
CountyCass
Elevation
[1]
909 ft (277 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code701
GNIS feature ID1032805[1]

Wild Rice is an unincorporated community in Cass County, North Dakota, United States. Wild Rice is located near the Wild Rice River, 9 miles (14 km) south of downtown Fargo and 5.4 miles east of Horace.[2]

History

Wild Rice Bar & Grill

Wild Rice was platted in 1884 when the railroad was extended to that point.[3] A post office called Wild Rice was established in 1884, and remained in operation until 1970.[4] The community was originally built up chiefly by French Canadians.[5]

St Benedict Catholic Church

The present St. Benedict's Church was constructed in 1913. St. Benedict’s Cemetery has been the final resting place for Catholics since the 1880s with over 600 people interred.[6]

References

  1. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Wild Rice, North Dakota
  2. ^ Cass County, North Dakota General Highway Map (PDF) (Map). North Dakota Department of Transportation. 2004. p. 1. Retrieved July 16, 2012.
  3. ^ Hoheisel, Tim; Nielsen, Andrew R. (2007). Cass County. Arcadia Publishing. p. 82. ISBN 978-0-7385-4145-7.
  4. ^ "Cass County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved October 24, 2015.
  5. ^ Federal Writers' Project (1938). North Dakota, a Guide to the Northern Prairie State. WPA. p. 195. ISBN 978-1-62376-033-5.
  6. ^ "About". St. Benedict Church of Wild Rice. Retrieved January 1, 2021.


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