Urban, South Dakota
Urban is a ghost town in Custer County, in the U.S. state of South Dakota.[1]
History
Urban was so named from the hope that the place would grow into something "pertaining to a city".[2]
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gollark: No.
gollark: Life is very loosely defined. Society is... a... group of... people...?
gollark: We live in a society.
gollark: The Earth exists but is a dinosaur.
References
- U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Urban, South Dakota
- Chicago and North Western Railway Company (1908). A History of the Origin of the Place Names Connected with the Chicago & North Western and Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railways. p. 132.
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