GRIFFIN
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NAME: Griffin COUNTY: Bowman ROADS: 2WD GRID: 2 CLIMATE: Hot summers, cold winters. BEST TIME TO VISIT: Anytime but winter. Town becomes inaccesable. |
COMMENTS:
To get there, follow highway 12. It is about 7 miles west of Bowman and about 6 miles east of Rhame. It is identified by a grain elevator about a 1/4 mile west of the town. Griffin sits about 1/4 mile north of the main road on the opposite side of a rail road. The road that goes over the tracks has been taken out, so a walk of a few yards is nessassary. REMAINS: Old school house, several newer but abandoned trailer houses, barn, as well as two other buildings, possibly the general store and gas station. |
| No more residents. Last lived in house burnt down a few years ago. Griffin was along one of the first and best roads in North Dakota. It was called the Yellow Stone Trail and was marked by approx. 3 foot tall stones painted yellow. This road was supposedly north of the town about 2 miles. According to local history, Griffin had a rich cowboy history, even a few main street gun battles were supposed to have taken place. Submitted by: Nina Flippance |
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