Leeds, North Dakota

Leeds is a city in Benson County, North Dakota, United States.

[5] It was one of several sites along the Great Northern Railway's transcontinental route between Devils Lake and Minot that were named after places in England (the others were Berwick, Norwich, Penn, Rugby, Surrey, Tunbridge, and York).

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 0.45 square miles (1.17 km2), all land.

[6] The nearby Lake Ibsen is located approximately 1.5 miles (2.4 km) south-east of the city center.

The racial makeup of the city was 97.4% White, 1.4% Native American, and 1.2% from two or more races.

Amtrak’s Empire Builder, which operates between Seattle/Portland and Chicago, passes through the town on BNSF tracks, but makes no stop.

The six-foot-tall granite pedestal bears a bronze tablet that lists seventy-six men and two Red Cross nurses who participated in the conflict.

The call to build the monument went out in the April 15, 1920 issue of the Leeds News.

It was written that "...this little spot has been seeded down and well cared for this summer and makes a pretty setting for the monument."

The helmet and service coat both bear the insignia of the French Tank Corps.

Leeds, ND Great War Monument
John A Montgomery Service Coat and Helmet
Map of North Dakota highlighting Benson County