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. == 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. == Get in == 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. == Get around == == See == Antique Schoolhouse (Highway 281 south of Sixth Avenue), ☏ +1 701 493-2208, city@edgeley.com. Open seasonally from 8AM to 5PM or by appointment. Wind Farm (7 miles west of Edgeley), ☏ +1 701 493-2208, city@edgeley.com. 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, info@willowcreekwoodshop.com. 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 == 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, city@edgeley.com. 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.