BUCYRUS
By
This tiny
agricultural community
of 26 (2000 Census) people sits on the south side of US 12 and
the Burlington Northern Railroad.
In 1907 the
tracks for the Chicago, Milwaukee & Pacific Railroad (now the Burlington
Northern) were laid. According to
Douglas A. Wick in his book, North Dakota Place Names when this
location was established in 1907, it was first called Wolf Butte, then Dolan. Once the post office was established, a new
name was needed since there was already a Doland in
Some of the
early day businesses included a bank, barber, two blacksmiths, a Lutheran
church, drug store/doctor office, feed store, two general stores (one with the
post office inside), a couple grain elevators, hardware store, harness shop,
hotel, several lumber yards, a newspaper (Bucyrus Tribune), the
railroad depot, a real estate/law office, restaurant, school, and a shoe repair
shop.
Bucyrus grew
slowly, and in 1930 it reached its maximum population of 124. During the Depression the town begin to
decline. Today Bucyrus is a cluster of
abandoned buildings, with only the church and half of the homes appearing occupied.
This is one of the towns
featured in my newest book, GHOST
TOWNS: Yesterday & TodayTM.
This was our GHOST
TOWN OF THE MONTH for March 2003.
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