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Map - Found and researched by Laura Eckstein, Phd Candidate @ U of P. ....Ben Zion is the name of the Jewish colony that was established 1883 in Ramsey County, North Dakota. Schapera was the the early name for the colony’s post office and Garske, North Dakota after that. As can bee seen on this later map it was officially known as “Ben Zion” or “Benzion.” By the date of this map both Schapera are not on the map. However, Garske, North Dakota does reappear on later maps. The Garske Colony near Devils Lake, North Dakota was settled beginning in 1883. Many of the homesteads, but not all, were owned by Jewish families. Each family occupied its own land, usually a quarter section of 160 acres. The Garske Colony was not the first community to have Jewish settlers, but it was one that succeeded. Eventually 90 Jewish men and women filed claims in Ramsey County for land in this area. By 1912, the Garske Colony was the Northwest's oldest Jewish farming settlement. By the mid-1920s, however, the families had moved away and only the cemetery remained. It is an authentic antique map approximately 127 years old with a centerfold as issued. It is from the Rand, McNally enlarged Business Atlas, published in Chicago by the Rand, McNally Co., 1892. The map is very detailed showing the "Entire Railroad System" as it boasts on the title page with the different railroads color coded with lines and dots in red and green. Great for the Railroad Hobbyist. Overall a very large beautiful map that is hard to find.

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Arc.MS.56, Oversize Box 7, Folder 1