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Burke County North Dakota
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 Created by the proclamation
of Gov. John Burke, for whom it is named, on July 12, 1910, after a
contested election and extensive litigation resulted in its separation
from Ward County. Burke (1859-1937) was a politically successful
Democrat in an essential Republican state who served three terms as
Governor, 1907-1913, was Treasurer of the United States in the Woodrow
Wilson administration and ended his career as justice of the state
supreme court, 1924-37. Government organized: July 15, 1910.
County Seat: Bowbells, 1910-present.
[source:
E-referencedesk.com]
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Cities and Unincorporated
Communities
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Bowbells
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Columbus
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Coteau
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Flaxton
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Larson
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Lignite
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Portal
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Powers Lake
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Townships
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Adelaide
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Amor
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Burke
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Boyesen
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Buena Vista
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Fischbein
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Gascoyne
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Gem
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Goldfield
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Grainbelt
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Grand River
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Haley
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Ladd
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Langberg
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Marion
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Minnehaha
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Nebo
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Rhame
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Scranton
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Star
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Stillwater
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Sunny Slope
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Talbot
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Whiting
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