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Rugby, North Dakota
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The Geographic Center
Rugby is famously known as the geographic center of North America. It is here that Palmer and Signe Stadum built their life and family.
Prairie Village Museum
The local museum commemorates the history of the region, including the rural electrification efforts spearheaded by Palmer in the 1930s.
View REA Era →Baker Electric Cooperative
Southeast of Rugby lies Baker, the namesake of the cooperative Palmer joined. The cooperative brought power to the remote farms dotting this landscape.
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