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Jamestown

Posted on September 2, 2013 by Roger

Jamestown, North Dakota bills itself as “The Buffalo City.” Their claim to this title is based on two attractions. The World’s Largest Buffalo Statue White buffalo The statue was impossible to miss. Here it is from the Interstate. And a … Continue reading →

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Red Angus

Posted on September 1, 2013 by Roger

On Sunday night, our friends took us out to the cattle. We piled into a pickup and drove a mile or so outside “town.” We pulled through a gate into the pasture and pulled plastic buckets of oats out of … Continue reading →

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Alfred

Posted on September 1, 2013 by Roger

There are currently 13 people living in Alfred, North Dakota. There are at least that many abandoned buildings in town. Most of them, I only viewed from the outside. I went inside this one and wandered around for a little … Continue reading →

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Farmers Union Grain Association

Posted on September 1, 2013 by Roger

I had the red chair along when I wandered around the Alfred grain elevator. Here are those shots.

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Time Capsule

Posted on September 1, 2013 by Roger

The operators of the grain elevator in Alfred apparently left work in August, 1982 and never returned. There’s stuff on the shelves, stuff in the desk drawers, stuff on the walls. I wandered about for an  hour or so and … Continue reading →

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