Forbes, North Dakota is in Dickey County, about thirty miles southeast of Ashley, right on the South Dakota border. On nearly every trip, we go out looking forward to seeing a certain town, but on the way home, we realize another town was better or more fun. In this adventure in June of 2011, Forbes was that town — the pleasant surprise.
We visited Forbes in May of 2011 and got pictures of the town, plus this gallery of the former school. There were so many great things to photograph, we decided to put the photos of the interior of the school into this separate gallery.
A green moss carpet covers most of the floor in this damp former classroom.
Saplings have sprouted up through the floor, stretching to reach the sun through a hole in the roof.
That’s the former gymnasium in the background.
Photos by Troy Larson and Terry Hinnenkamp, copyright Sonic Tremor Media LLC
Ghosts of North Dakota 