Editing Christine, North Dakota (section)

==History==
Christine was founded in 1883 as a [[Scandinavia]]n settlement along the [[Milwaukee Railroad]] in [[Eagle Township, Richland County, North Dakota|Eagle Township]].<ref name=wick>{{cite book |author= Wick, Douglas A. |title= North Dakota Place Names |year= 1988 |publisher= Hedemarken Collectibles |location= [[Bismarck, North Dakota]] |isbn=0-9620968-0-6 |oclc=191277027}}</ref><ref name=barnes>{{cite book |last= Williams |first= Mary Ann (Barnes) |title= Origins of North Dakota Place Names |publisher= [[Bismarck Tribune]] |location= [[Bismarck, North Dakota]] |year= 1966 |oclc= 431626}}</ref> A post office was established in 1884,<ref name=postoffices>{{cite book | author= Patera, Alan H. |author2=John S. Gallagher |title= North Dakota Post Offices, 1850-1982 |year= 1982 |publisher= The Depot |location= [[Burtonsville, Maryland]] |oclc= 09763647}}</ref> and the railroad built a [[railroad depot|depot]] in 1886.<ref name=barnes/> There is some disagreement over how the town received its name, with most of the evidence suggesting it was named after [[Christina Nilsson]], a well-known [[Swedish people|Swedish]] [[opera singer]].<ref name=barnes/> Others, though, suggest one of the town's early settlers, [[Knute Norby]], wanted it named after him. The townspeople reportedly objected to his proposal, naming the town after his wife, Kristine.<ref name=wick/>

The village was an [[unincorporated area|unincorporated]] part of Eagle Township for much of its history, until it officially [[Municipal corporation|incorporated]] as a city in 1976.<ref name=wick/><ref name=centennial/>

[[Nelson's Grocery]] is listed on the U.S. [[National Register of Historic Places]], as is the town [[Post Office (Christine, North Dakota)|post office]].