Chaffee is an unincorporated community in Cass County, North Dakota, United States.[1]
Chaffee, North Dakota | |
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  Chaffee  Chaffee | |
| Coordinates: 46°46′28″N 97°21′09″W / 46.77444°N 97.35250°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | North Dakota |
| County | Cass |
| Elevation | 968 ft (295 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| Area code | 701 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1028331[1] |
History
editA post office was established at Chaffee in 1894, and remained in operation until 1966.[2] The community, named for promoter Eben Chaffee, was platted in 1898 soon after the railroad was extended to that point.[3]
Herbert Fuller Chaffee (Eben's son) was a first-class passenger aboard the RMS Titanic, with his wife Carrie Constance Toogood (1864-1931). She survived, but his body was never recovered.[4]
References
edit- ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Chaffee, North Dakota
- ^ "Cass County". Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the original on November 22, 2015. Retrieved October 24, 2015.
- ^ Hoheisel, Tim; Nielsen, Andrew R. (2007). Cass County. Arcadia Publishing. p. 113. ISBN 978-0-7385-4145-7.
- ^ Helm, Merry (April 21, 2004). "Dakota Datebook - April 21, 2004 - "Chaffee"". North Dakota Public Radio. Archived from the original on July 16, 2008. Retrieved October 19, 2008.
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