Watertower - New Leipzig, North Dakota
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N 46° 22.435 W 101° 56.892
14T E 273261 N 5139818
Modern style watertower in a small town on the prairie.
Waymark Code: WMFKPZ
Location: North Dakota, United States
Date Posted: 10/31/2012
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The original town site called "Leipzig" was located eleven miles northeast of the present site of New Leipzig. This marker is located on the site of "Old Leipzig".
This inland town without a railroad began to be settled by immigrants in 1895. It was moved & renamed "New Leipzig" in 1910 when the Northern Pacific Railroad was built through this area.
Most of the settlers who moved to the new site were German-Russians, thus the name "Leipzig" after Leipzig, Germany, was used.
A bronze plaque now marks the original site of Leipzig, North Dakota. The plaque reads, "Original town site of Leipzig, North Dakota was located on these four corners". The plaque was erected in 1960 by the New Leipzig Commercial Club during the town's 50th anniversary.
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