Bowesmont, North Dakota | |
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Coordinates: 48°41′24″N 97°10′41″W / 48.69000°N 97.17806°W | |
Country | United States |
State | North Dakota |
County | Pembina |
Elevation | 794 ft (242 m) |
Time zone | UTC-6 ( Central (CST)) |
• Summer ( DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
Area code | 701 |
GNIS feature ID | 1028097 [1] |
Bowesmont is a ghost town in Pembina County, North Dakota, United States. Bowesmont is located along a BNSF Railroad line near Interstate 29, 8.2 miles (13.2 km) north of Drayton. [2] The community was initially named Alma for Alma, Ontario in 1878; the name was changed to Bowesmont, for William Bowes, the town's first shopkeeper, six months later. [1] According to legend, Bowes won the right to name the town in a card game. [3]
Bowesmont was devastated by the 1997 Red River flood. Only an old church and a small trucking outfit are left, with no residential area. An annual pilgrimage occurs every second Sunday of July where former residents meet in the church to commemorate the town. [4]