Unincorporated community in North Dakota, U.S.
Joliette is an
unincorporated community located along
Interstate 29 in
Joliette Township in
Pembina County in the
U.S. state of
North Dakota.
[1] It was established in 1879 as a rural post office.
[2] It was settled by
French Canadians and named for
Joliette,
Quebec, the hometown of the town's first settler.
[3]
[4] the post office is no longer operating and shares the
ZIP code 58271 with the city of
Pembina.
[5]
Local agribusinesses are served by a
BNSF rail line that extends from
Grand Forks; however, this line has been abandoned north of Joliette since 1980.
References
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^
"US Board on Geographic Names".
United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
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^ Patera, Alan H.; John S. Gallagher (1982). North Dakota Post Offices, 1850-1982.
Burtonsville, Maryland: The Depot. pp. 106–108.
OCLC
09763647.
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^ Wick, Douglas A. (1988). North Dakota Place Names. Bismarck, North Dakota: Hedemarken Collectibles. p. 98.
ISBN
0-9620968-0-6.
OCLC
191277027.
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^ Williams, Mary Ann (Barnes) (1966). Origins of North Dakota Place Names.
Bismarck, North Dakota: Bismarck Tribune, 1966. p. 225.
OCLC
431626.
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48°49′05″N 97°13′39″W / 48.81806°N 97.22750°W / 48.81806; -97.22750