Hannah, ND
 Cavalier County
Occupied as of 8-06

Hannah, ND is a Canadian border town in Cavalier County, directly north of Devils Lake. Hannah's reported peak population was 262 in 1930. Presently Hannah appears to be home to about 20 people.

Pictured at left is the site of the former Hannah High School, now just a sign and an empty flag pole. The playground still remains, but the school itself is gone.

Hannah was originally two settlements a couple of miles apart, founded separately as "Hanna" and "Hannah". The two eventually combined at the railroad line and adopted the name of "Hannah" in honor of early resident (and Father-in-law to the postmaster) Frank Hannah. Hannah's most prominent former residents woud be Russel Reid, one-time head of the North Dakota Historical Society, and Ethel Catherwood, who eventually adopted Canada as her home and won a Gold Medal for them in the 1928 Olympics.
The former Standard station. Click any photo to enlarge An old Army truck
The Hannah Post Office Click any photo to enlarge The crumbling Hannah Hotel
The hotel again. A former store or pub. The playground.
An abandoned ball diamond. Click any photo to enlarge Click any photo to enlarge
A vacant home Another vacant home The former Hannah Community Center
This dirt road is quite likely the former bed for the rail line which once ran through Hannah. This road is the only remaining sign of it.
 Our trip to Hannah happened the night after a nasty windstorm, as evidenced by the damage to this resident's house. The wind uprooted a tree which then destroyed this families' deck.
Click any photo to enlarge Click any photo to enlarge A former pub or store?
     
 
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