Sanish, North Dakota | |
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 Sanish in 2008 | |
  Sanish, North Dakota  Sanish, North Dakota | |
| Coordinates: 47°58′26″N 102°32′46″W / 47.97389°N 102.54611°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | North Dakota |
| County | Mountrail |
| Elevation | 2,120 ft (650 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| Area code | 701 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1031354[1] |
Sanish is an unincorporated community in Mountrail County, North Dakota, United States. Sanish is located along North Dakota Highway 23 and Lake Sakakawea, 2.6 miles (4.2 km) west of New Town.
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Description
The present community of Sanish was established in 1953, when the original Sanish townsite was inundated by Lake Sakakawea. Old Sanish, as the original town is now known, was a Native American community; after its evacuation, its residents moved to Sanish and New Town.[2][3]
References
- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Sanish, North Dakota
- ^ Reha, Bob. "Water Wars: The lost towns of Lake Sakakawea". Minnesota Public Radio. Retrieved August 18, 2013.
- ^ "Sanish, ND". Ghosts of North Dakota. Retrieved August 18, 2013.
External links
Media related to Sanish, North Dakota at Wikimedia Commons
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| Footnotes | ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties | |
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This page was last edited on 5 September 2023, at 17:31