Marmarth is the largest city in Slope County in the U.S. State of North Dakota with a population of 101 as of 2020 census. It is situated in the southwestern part of Slope County, along the Bowman County line in the southwestern part of North Dakota, just seven miles east of the Montana border. Marmarth was founded as a railroad town along the Milwaukee Road from Seattle, WA to Chicago, IL. By 1920, Marmarth had over 1,300 residents. The town's population declined during most of the 20th century and was only 101 in 2021. There is one restaurant and one bar still located in Marmarth in 2013.
U.S. Route 12 in Marmarth, 2007.
The Harrison House in Marmarth, 1915.
Homesteader Michael Zeis arrives at Marmarth in 1913.
Homesteader hunting by the Little Missouri River, where Theodore Roosevelt killed his first buffalo a few years prior.
Slope County, North Dakota
Slope County is a county in the U.S. state of North Dakota. As of the 2020 census, the population was 706, making it the least populous county in North Dakota and the 18th-least populous county in the United States. The county seat is Amidon.
Former Slope County Courthouse in Amidon
White Butte in Slope County
US Highway 12 bridge over the Little Missouri River
Three V Crossing across the Little Missouri River
