Beulah, North Dakota

Beulah is a city in Mercer County, North Dakota, United States.

It is near the largest lignite mine in the United States, owned by North American Coal Corporation.

It was named after Beulah Stinchcombe, the niece of a local land developer.

The top 6 ancestry groups in the city are German (74.3%), Norwegian (12.3%), Irish (9.3%), Russian (7.7%), English (3.4%), Czech (2.3%).

Beulah's educational system started with a one-room school house, located in an unused barn south of city.

As its reputation grew, children from surrounding communities increased the school's attendance to over one hundred students.

The school went on to receive several awards for educational excellence and was considered the pride of the city until a fire in 1934 destroyed the building.

Map of North Dakota highlighting Mercer County