Zap
North Dakota
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City of Zap
Naming Zap:
Zap was settled in 1913 as the last town that year on a Northern Pacific spur line from Mandan, North Dakota. A railroad company official (Mr. Pettibone) in charge of naming the new villages, named our community Zap. He chose Zap because there was a coal mine at the edge of town and Mr. Pettibone knew a coal-mining town in Scotland called Zapp. He chose to Americanize the name and spelled it with only one "p". There are other myths about the naming of our town, but this is most likely the true story.
Historical Information :
On May 10, 1969, Zap had the only official riot in North Dakota where the National Guard was called in to disperse the crowd. It was called the "Zap In" and people from all over the United States "Zipped to Zap".
Zap was settled in 1913 as the last town that year on a Northern Pacific spur line from Mandan, North Dakota. A railroad company official (Mr. Pettibone) in charge of naming the new villages, named our community Zap. He chose Zap because there was a coal mine at the edge of town and Mr. Pettibone knew a coal-mining town in Scotland called Zapp. He chose to Americanize the name and spelled it with only one "p". There are other myths about the naming of our town, but this is most likely the true story.
Historical Information :
On May 10, 1969, Zap had the only official riot in North Dakota where the National Guard was called in to disperse the crowd. It was called the "Zap In" and people from all over the United States "Zipped to Zap".