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Alkabo is an unincorporated community in Divide County, North Dakota, United States. Alkabo is located on the Dakota, Missouri Valley and Western Railroad, 6 miles (9.7 km) west-southwest of Fortuna.[2] The Alkabo School, which is listed on the National Register of Historic Places, is located in Alkabo.[3]

The name is a portmanteau of alkali and gumbo, two types of soil found in the area.[4]

The Alkabo School

See also

References

  1. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Alkabo, North Dakota
  2. ^ Divide County, North Dakota General Highway Map (PDF) (Map). North Dakota Department of Transportation. 2003. Retrieved July 12, 2012.
  3. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. Archived from the original on July 25, 2008. Retrieved July 12, 2012.
  4. ^ Williams, Mary Ann Barnes (1966). Origins of North Dakota Place Names. Bismarck, ND: Bismarck Tribune. p. 91.

External links

  • "Alkabo, ND". Ghosts of North Dakota. May 20, 2010. Retrieved December 27, 2012.