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Facts about the city

Marmarth (/ˈmɑːrməθ/ MAR-məth) is the largest city in Slope County in the U.S. State of North Dakota with a population of 143 as of 2014. It is situated in the southwestern part of Slope County, along the Bowman County-limits, in the southwestern part of North Dakota, just seven miles east of the state-border to Montana. Marmarth was founded as a railroad town along the Milwaukee Road from Seattle, WA to Chicago, IL, in order to develop a town for homesteaders. By its founding, the town population was over 5,000 people - mostly rail workers and cattle ranchers. Despite a population boom caused by the opening of the Little Beaver Dome oil field in 1936, the town population declined during most of the 21st century and had a population of only 143 in 2014. There is one restaurant and one bar still located in Marmarth in 2013.The town is recognized for various historical events, including Native-American Lakota history, the discovery of the Dakota fossil and various other dinosaur skeletons, the attack on James L. Fisk by Sitting Bull, and several visits by former president Theodore Roosevelt. Roosevelt visited Marmarth on several occasions and killed both his first buffalo and his first grizzly bear by the Little Missouri River in Marmarth. The old ranch house on Hay Creek in which Roosevelt stayed during his visits are still standing. Another visited attraction in town is the “Woman in Stone”, which is a 50-foot rock depicting the face and hairline of a woman.The town is at the southern tip of Theodore Roosevelt National Park and the Little Missouri National Grassland, and is also the closest city to Big Gumbo, a 20,000 acre federally owned public wilderness area administrated by the Bureau of Land Management.Several movies and TV-shows have been filmed in the Theodore Roosevelt National Park, including the Wooly Boys, History Hogs and The Indomitable Teddy Roosevelt, all which were filmed in neighboring Billings County immediately north of town.

Marmarth Obituaries

It was disclosed by Orange County Register on August 9th, 2019 that Lorriane Allen Gorman passed on in Earp, California.  Gorman was 86 years old and was born in Marmarth, ND.  Send flowers to express your sympathy and honor Lorriane Allen's life.

It was noted by Napa Valley Register on February 2nd, 2016 that Constance A Brown (Walter) passed away in Napa, California.  Ms. Brown was 78 years old and was born in Marmarth, ND.  Send flowers to share your condolences and honor Constance A's life.

It was reported by The News Tribune on July 7th, 2015 that Shirly Rae Tomchick (Douglas) died in Washington.  Ms. Tomchick was 86 years old and was born in Marmarth, ND.  Send flowers to share your condolences and honor Shirly Rae's life.

It was reported by The Bismarck Tribune on November 5th, 2014 that Ashley M Sense passed away in Marmarth, North Dakota.  Sense was 20 years old.  Send flowers to share your condolences and honor Ashley M's life.

It was revealed on October 15th, 2014 that Evelyn Lecoe (Miller) perished in Custer, South Dakota.  Ms. Lecoe was 91 years old and was born in Marmarth, ND.  Send flowers to express your sorrow and honor Evelyn's life.

It was reported by The Bismarck Tribune on February 2nd, 2014 that Andrew P Sonsalla passed away in Marmarth, North Dakota.  Sonsalla was 92 years old.  Send flowers to share your condolences and honor Andrew P's life.

It was written by Arizona Republic on September 21st, 2012 that Peggy Calvert (Butler) passed away in Buckeye, Arizona.  Ms. Calvert was 88 years old and was born in Marmarth, ND.  Send flowers to share your condolences and honor Peggy's life.

It was noted by Oregonian on September 9th, 2012 that Fern Louise Acton (Byington) passed away in Oregon.  Ms. Acton was 97 years old and was born in Marmarth, ND.  Send flowers to express your sympathy and honor Fern Louise's life.

It was revealed on May 28th, 2012 that Maurice Claire "Maury" Olson passed on in Marmarth, North Dakota.  Send flowers to express your sorrow and honor Maurice Claire "Maury"'s life.

It was disclosed by Highline Times on August 12th, 2011 that Joyce Maureen Siverts-Scott (Manbridge) died in Normandy Park, Washington.  Ms. Siverts-Scott was 84 years old and was born in Marmarth, ND.  Send flowers to express your sorrow and honor Joyce Maureen's life.

History

The fossil is unique in that soft tissue, skin, and muscle were fossilized as well as bone. Marmarth is a city in Slope County, North Dakota County, North Dakota in the United States. The town's population had fallen by nearly half by the 1930 census, and continued to decline thereafter. Marmarth experienced explosive growth in the decade following its founding in 1907. By 2000, Marmarth's population of 140 was barely more than 10% of its population in the 1920s.