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A great portion of the Drake information is resourced in Prairie Patchwork, A Collection of Anecdotes
From Drake, North Dakota 1902-1977, also North Dakota Place Names by Douglas Wick and Origins of North Dakota Place Names by Mary Ann Barnes Williams.
 Drake was founded in 1899 in Sections 2, 3, 10 and 11 of Spring Grove Township [Township 151 Range 76] at the junction of the Devils Lake-Max and Valley City-Minot lines of the Soo Line Railroad. The post office was established 15 September 1902 with Henry R. W. Bentley (1854-1942) as Postmaster. The village incorporated in 1906, and became a city in 1916. The Zip Code is 58736, and it reached a peak population of 831 in 1950. In 2018 the population was 269. It was named for Herman Drake (1860-1947), the original homesteader of the townsite who was active in village and school affairs.
Prairie Patchwork, A Collection of Anecdotes
From Drake, North Dakota
Gathered in recognition of Drake's Jubilee (1902-1977), July 1-4, 1977
Edited by Cleo Cantlon
(Family Biographies, History, Images, etc.)
This book was downloaded from Digital Horizons, Life on the Northern Plains
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