No, it’s not at Fort Abraham Lincoln. Yes, it truly is on a slant. The remains of this farmstead are cleverly tucked beneath the boughs of this tree along Highway 1806, just south of Mandan. Who knows…maybe that mighty tree was a mere sapling while the home was built and occupied.

That’s one thing that makes these “Fallen Farms” so appealing to my eye that they merit their own category on this blog. The fact that these structures were new at one time, were home at one time, and were abandoned at one time is fascinating to ponder. Their presence dotting the landscape of rural North Dakota is both sad and charming at the same time.