Edgeley
United States · Americas
About Edgeley
Edgeley is a town in the Coteaus and Plains area of North Dakota. It has a population of about 637 people. Elevation is 1,559 feet.
Edgeley travel guide
Understand
Edgeley is an agricultural community with wheat, corn, soybeans, sunflowers, barley, oats, potatoes grown in the area. Livestock, cattle and feedlots dot the countryside. In 2003, a wind farm was built with 41 wind-powered turbines generating electricity for the local power co-op.
Getting there
By car: exit 258 from I-94, on US 281, about 38 miles south of Jamestown. By plane: Edgeley Municipal Airport has a 3,600 foot runway.
See
Antique Schoolhouse (Highway 281 south of Sixth Avenue), ☏ +1 701 493-2208, [email protected]. Open seasonally from 8AM to 5PM or by appointment. Wind Farm (7 miles west of Edgeley), ☏ +1 701 493-2208, [email protected]. The state's first wind farm. Information kiosk located along highway 13.
Do
Birding. You can observe many species in Edgeley, including kingfishers, larks, swans, geese, ducks, herons, pigeons, doves, crows, sparrows, meadowlarks, blackbirds, wild turkeys, pelicans, cormorants, pheasants, and grouse
Buy
Willow Creek Wood Shop, 6886 78th Avenue SE, ☏ +1 701 493-2056, [email protected]. Handcrafted wood gifts, in Western, horse, Native American arts, and wildlife themes.
Eat
Edgeley Coffee Shop, 517 Second St, ☏ +1 701 493-2991. The Freeze, 210 6th Ave W, ☏ +1 701 493-2774.
Drink & nightlife
Coachs Bar & Grill, 502 2nd St, ☏ +1 701 493-2886.
Sleep
Edgeley Campground, 215 6th Ave, ☏ +1 701 493-2208, fax: +1 701 493-2208, [email protected]. Open April 15 through October 30
Go next
Whitestone Battlefield located about 20 miles south and west of Edgeley. Here in 1863, US Cavalry troops, under the command of General Alfred Sully, engaged in a fierce battle with the Yanktonai and Hunkpapa Sioux Indians. At the conclusion of the Battle at Whitestone Hill, approximately 20 of Sully's men were killed and over 50 were wounded.
Overview adapted from Wikipedia, travel guide fromWikivoyage (CC BY-SA)。Photography via Wikimedia Commons.