It is built with native material (mud, cottonwood, sod). It is an example of the resourceful spirit of turn-of-the-century pioneers who lived here. Find out more here: https://wp.me/p8zmWn-3Hb https://wp.me/p8zmWn-3E8

Constructed with native material (mud, cottonwood, sod) the Old Grassy Butte Post Office is an example of the resourceful spirit of turn-of-the-century pioneers who lived here.    Find out more here:  https://wp.me/p8zmWn-3Hb   https://wp.me/p8zmWn-3E8

 

Grassy Butte Post Office, North Dakota

Grassy Butte Welcomes You!   Located on busy US Highway 85 in western North Dakota is a hidden gem of a town, Grassy Butte.  

On busy US Highway 85, also known as the CanAm Highway and the Theodore Roosevelt Expressway, stands this lonely sign. Grassy Butte welcomes you to their historic little town. It's hidden gem is the Old Post Office Museum.

On busy US Highway 85, also known as the CanAm Highway and the Theodore Roosevelt Expressway, stands this lonely sign. Grassy Butte welcomes you to their historic little town. It’s hidden gem is the Old Post Office Museum.

 

Discover Grassy Butte’s Historic Post Office

Don’t just drive past!  Stop at the road side park for a picnic, and check out the engaging historic Old Post Office, known also as the Grassy Butte Post Office Museum.   

In the heart of Grassy Butte, next to the beautiful white church building, is the Grassy Butte Post Office Museum. It's Free!

In the heart of Grassy Butte, next to the beautiful white church building, is the Grassy Butte Post Office Museum. It’s Free!  Find out more here:  https://wp.me/p8zmWn-3Hb   https://wp.me/p8zmWn-3E8

 

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More information about the museum can be found here: Grassy Butte Post Office Then and Now and here: Grassy Butte Vintage Post Office. 

The sight of weathered cotton, floral printed curtains in the old Grassy Butte Post Office Museum in Grassy Butte, North Dakota, conjure up nostalgic memories, warm feelings of years gone by. More here: https://wp.me/p8zmWn-3Hb https://wp.me/p8zmWn-3E8

The sight of weathered cotton, floral printed curtains in the old Grassy Butte Post Office Museum conjures up nostalgic memories, warm feelings of years gone by.  Find out more here:  https://wp.me/p8zmWn-3Hb   https://wp.me/p8zmWn-3E8

When it's open, you can get in for free. It houses antiques and relics from the 1800s and 1900s. The post office museum and the nearby park help to make Grassy Butte a nice rest stop between Belfield and Watford City. More information here: https://wp.me/p8zmWn-3Hb https://wp.me/p8zmWn-3E8

When it’s open, you can get in for free. The museum houses antiques and relics from the 1800s and 1900s. The post office museum and the nearby park help to make Grassy Butte a nice rest stop between Belfield and Watford City. More information here:  https://wp.me/p8zmWn-3Hb   https://wp.me/p8zmWn-3E8

The post office started in 1913. It was key to the growth.  You notice it looks like an adobe or mud hut, but it's actually a pioneer structure that has stood for more than 100 years. It's built with the techniques and styles of a Russian building.  That's because settlers from that country hauled in the logs and built it. Read about it here: https://wp.me/p8zmWn-3Hb https://wp.me/p8zmWn-3E8

The post office started in 1913. It was key to the growth.   It’s a pioneer structure that has stood for more than 100 years. Read about it here:  https://wp.me/p8zmWn-3Hb  https://wp.me/p8zmWn-3E8

A weathered structure built by the strong hands of early settlers in western North Dakota in 1913, the Grassy Butte Post Office still stands. It's now a free museum. Find out more here: https://wp.me/p8zmWn-3Hb https://wp.me/p8zmWn-3E8

A weathered structure built by the strong hands of early settlers in western North Dakota in 1913, the Grassy Butte Post Office still stands. It’s now a free museum.
Find out more here:  https://wp.me/p8zmWn-3Hb  https://wp.me/p8zmWn-3E8

One of the most impressive little museums in the west! The Grassy Butte Post Office Museum in western North Dakota is a hidden gem missed by many https://wp.me/p8zmWn-3Hb https://wp.me/p8zmWn-3E8

One of the most impressive little museums in the west! The Grassy Butte Post Office Museum in western North Dakota is a hidden gem missed by many.  Find out more here:  https://wp.me/p8zmWn-3Hb   https://wp.me/p8zmWn-3E8

 

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Cowboys at Spring Roundup in the North Dakota Badlands

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