Location within the state of North Dakota | |
| Coordinates: 46°46′20″N101°29′55″W / 46.77222°N 101.49861°WCoordinates: 46°46′20″N101°29′55″W / 46.77222°N 101.49861°W | |
| Country | United States |
|---|---|
| State | North Dakota |
| County | Morton |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| Area code(s) | 701 |
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Sims is a ghost town in Morton County, North Dakota, United States. The town was founded in 1883,[1] and Sims Scandinavian Lutheran Church was constructed the following year.[2] Today, the church has been restored and still worships every other Sunday.[2] The church parsonage has also been restored and is home to the Sims Historical Society Museum.[3]
During her trip to North Dakota in October 2008, First LadyLaura Bush visited Sims and toured its church.[4]
History[edit]
Sims was founded in 1883 as a coal town.[5] Coal mining and the town's brickyard helped Sims grow to a population of more than 1,000 people.[2] However, the 1910 Census recorded a population of just 86 people.[6] The population fluctuated over the years, with an estimated 98 people in 1940.[1]
The post office was founded in 1883 and closed in 1947, with mail routed through Almont, North Dakota, to the south.[7]
Sims Scandinavian Lutheran Church was built in 1884 as a combination church and residence. A new church was built in 1896 next to the parsonage.[3] The church is reportedly North Dakota's oldest Lutheran church west of the Missouri River. The congregation still has roughly 50 members, even though they do not live in Sims.[8] Locals report, however, that the town does have one remaining resident: a former pastor's wife who died between 1916 and 1918. Dubbed the 'Gray Lady Ghost,' her spirit is reported to haunt the old parsonage, wandering the rooms and playing the organ.[2][8]
The last residence in Sims, a mobile home in the center of town, was occupied in 2005, but looked vacant by 2010, and was removed by 2012.[9]
References[edit]
- ^ abWick, Douglas A. (1988). North Dakota Place Names. Hedemarken Collectibles. pp. Page 179. ISBN0-9620968-0-6.
- ^ abcd'Former Sims Scandinvaian Evangelical Luth Church, Sims - Morton County'. Preservation North Dakota. Archived from the original on 2008-07-05. Retrieved 2008-10-03.
- ^ ab'Sims Historical Society Museum'. Preservation North Dakota. Retrieved 2008-10-03.
- ^Laura Bush visits ND, Retrieved on October 2, 2008.
- ^Winser, Henry Jacob; Riley, William C. (1897). The Official Northern Pacific Railway Guide: For the Use of Tourists and Travelers Over the Lines of the Northern Pacific Railway and Its Branches. Northern Pacific Railway. p. 105.
- ^'1910 Census of Population and Housing: North Dakota'(PDF). Thirteenth Census of the United States. United States Census Bureau. 1913. pp. Page 331. Retrieved 2008-07-20.
- ^Patera, Alan H. and John S. Gallagher (1982). North Dakota Post Offices 1850-1982. Burtonsville, Maryland: The Depot. p. 98.
- ^ ab'Tradition is alive in Sims'. Bismarck Tribune. 2007-12-23. Retrieved 2008-10-03.
- ^https://www.historicaerials.com/viewer
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