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jamestownnd.gov. Jamestown is a city in Stutsman County, North Dakota, United States. It is the county seat of Stutsman County. [8] The population was 15,849 at the 2020 census, [5] making it the ninth most populous city in North Dakota. Jamestown was founded in 1883 and is home to the University of Jamestown.
The Jamestown Historic District in Jamestown, North Dakota is a 43.1-acre (17.4 ha) historic district that was listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) in 1989. It includes works designed by the Hancock Brothers and by Gilbert Horton. It includes Chicago style architecture, Italianate architecture, Early Commercial architecture ...
In June, 1937, Governor Bill Langer - one of North Dakota's most controversial political figures - fired Superintendent J.D. Carr, appointing Henry G. Owen in his place. . Owen then fired 75% of the institution's staff, hiring their replacements, a January 30, 1939 report in the Fargo Forum alleged, due to their contributions to the state's governing Non-Partisan League and other political connect
This list of museums in North Dakota, United States, is a list of museums, defined for this context as institutions (including nonprofit organizations, government entities, and private businesses) that collect and care for objects of cultural, artistic, scientific, or historical interest and make their collections or related exhibits available for public viewing.
American bison. World's Largest Buffalo is a sculpture of an American Bison located in Jamestown, North Dakota, United States, at the Frontier Village. It is visible from Interstate 94, overlooking the city from above the James River valley. The statue is a significant tourist draw for Jamestown and the source of its nickname, The Buffalo City.
St. James Basilica is a Latin Catholic parish church in the Diocese of Fargo as well as a minor basilica located in Jamestown, North Dakota, United States. A previous church building, completed in 1882, served briefly as a cathedral in the 19th century. The present church building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982 ...
The Alfred E. Dickey Free Library in Jamestown, North Dakota was built in 1917. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980. [1] According to its NRHP nomination, it is "a rare and fine example" of Prairie School architecture in North Dakota. [2]: 4 It seems to have been designed by Joseph A. Shannon and Henry J. Scherer.
The State Historical Society of North Dakota is an agency that preserves and presents history through museums and historic sites in the state of North Dakota.The agency operates the North Dakota Heritage Center in Bismarck, which serves as a history museum for the state, oversees the preservation of the state's historic places, and presents the history of the state to the public in exhibits ...