Sully Springs, North Dakota | |
Settlement Type: | Ghost town |
Pushpin Map: | North Dakota |
Pushpin Label Position: | right |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location within the state of North Dakota |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | United States |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | North Dakota |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Billings |
Established Title: | Settled |
Extinct Title: | Abandoned |
Timezone: | Mountain (MST) |
Utc Offset: | -7 |
Timezone Dst: | MDT |
Utc Offset Dst: | -6 |
Elevation Ft: | 2585 |
Coordinates: | 46.8672°N -103.3917°W |
Area Code: | 701 |
Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
Blank1 Info: | 1033916 |
Sully Springs is an unincorporated area and ghost town in Billings County, North Dakota, United States. It was established along the Northern Pacific Railroad tracks and named for General Alfred Sully, who had camped in the area.[1]
Around 1880, the railroad established a section house for its workers, which began to grow the town. A general store and three saloons were constructed during this period. Sully Springs gained a post office in 1911 and a school in 1933. However, conditions during the Great Depression and Dust Bowl forced the residents to move, and the town was abandoned by 1939.[1]