Pleasant Lake, North Dakota
Pleasant Lake, North Dakota | |
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Pleasant Lake, North Dakota Location within the state of North Dakota | |
| Coordinates: 48°21′41″N 99°48′07″W / 48.36139°N 99.80194°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | North Dakota |
| County | Benson |
| Elevation | 1,601 ft (488 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-7 (Mountain (MST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-6 (MDT) |
| Area code | 701 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1030746[1] |
Pleasant Lake is an unincorporated community in Benson County, North Dakota, United States. There had been a railroad station here named Pleasant Lake on the Great Northern Railway line.[2] It is within the Pleasant Lake Township.
The nearby lake is named Broken Bone Lake, after bison bones broken to extract bone marrow to make pemmican.[3] This lake is the location of the Pleasant Lake National Wildlife Refuge within the township.
Transportation
Amtrak’s Empire Builder, which operates between Seattle/Portland and Chicago, passes through the town on BNSF tracks, but makes no stop. The nearest station is located in Rugby, 9 miles (14 km) to the west.
References
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Pleasant Lake, North Dakota
- ^ Across America Via the Great Northern. United States: Rand, McNally, 1899.
- ^ Upham, Warren. The Glacial Lake Agassiz. United States: U.S. Government Printing Office, 1895.