Dakota and Great Northern Townsite Company

The company was incorporated in 1906 to purchase and manage land for townsites and other purposes. It owned extensive townsite properties in northern North Dakota and also held lands in trust for the Great Northern in North Dakota, Montana, Minnesota, and Wisconsin. The company liquidated its unsold holdings during 1940-1941, selling all assets to GN. The corporation was officially dissolved in 1948.

From the description of Corporate records, 1888-1957. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 313837119

The Dakota and Great Northern Townsite Company was incorporated in Minnesota by Charles H. Babcock, James Stoddart, and F. W. Bobbett in July 1906 to conduct a real estate business. It was a subsidiary of the Great Northern Railway Company. The company was authorized to do business in Montana in April 1908. The company chartered the Gilman Townsite Company about 1912 and turned over land to the town for a park in 1919. Gilman declined rapidly after the failure of its bank in 1923. The Dakota and Great Northern Townsite Company withdrew from the state in 1944.

From the description of Dakota and Great Northern Townsite Company records, 1919. (Montana Historical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 650531823