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What's the deal with POLAND, North Dakota?
Poland (Walsh County)
This was a Soo Line Railroad station built in 1903 in the southeast
quarter of section 32-155-51, Walshville Township six miles east of Ardoch.
It was named by settlers from Poland, with the name being suggested by area
pioneers Frank Nice and Joseph Michalski. The country takes its name from
the Polani, an ancient tribe living in that area of Eastern Europe. The post
office was established January 13, 1906 with Andrew Hobbs as Postmaster in
his general store, and it closed April 30, 1919 with mail to Ardoch. The
only population figure reported was a count of 1 in 1940.(1, 2, 5, 18, 40,
75)
Source: North Dakota Place Names, Doug Wick, Page 156
This is the old farmhouse in Poland ND. Kent
Woolsey saved from being razed in 2006. The first
picture of the house new in 1905. Second picture of when
he bought it after laying empty for many years. The last
picture is what it looks like today
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