{"id":126548,"date":"2025-08-08T01:10:00","date_gmt":"2025-08-08T06:10:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/?p=126548"},"modified":"2025-07-31T08:28:49","modified_gmt":"2025-07-31T13:28:49","slug":"this-day-in-history-august-8-1883","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/?p=126548","title":{"rendered":"This Day In History &#8211; August 8, 1883"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/ThisDayInHistory.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-126555\" src=\"http:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/ThisDayInHistory-300x202.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"202\" srcset=\"http:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/ThisDayInHistory-300x202.png 300w, http:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/ThisDayInHistory-260x175.png 260w, http:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/ThisDayInHistory.png 445w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>This Day In History<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>August 8, 1883&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>&#8220;The Stutsman County Courthouse opened with a dedication ball. &nbsp;<\/strong><strong>Opening a remarkable event&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>*** from the 125th Anniversary Calendar of Jamestown History ***<\/em><\/p>\n<p>.<\/p>\n<p>The Historic 1883 Stutsman County Courthouse is&nbsp; open this summer (2020), &nbsp;<strong>10 am to 5 pm Weds through Sun<\/strong>, closed Mon &amp; Tues. &nbsp; Closed Mondays and Tuesdays.&nbsp; The 1883 Courthouse is located at 504 3rd Ave SE in Jamestown, ND.<\/p>\n<div class=\"easyRotatorWrapper\" align=\"center\">\r\n\r\n<!-- Begin DWUser_EasyRotator -->\r\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"http:\/\/c520866.r66.cf2.rackcdn.com\/1\/js\/easy_rotator.min.js\"><\/script>\r\n<div class=\"dwuserEasyRotator\" style=\"width: 600px; height: 450px; position:relative; text-align: left;\" data-erConfig=\"{autoplayEnabled:true, lpp:'102-105-108-101-58-47-47-47-67-58-47-85-115-101-114-115-47-79-119-110-101-114-47-68-111-99-117-109-101-110-116-115-47-69-97-115-121-82-111-116-97-116-111-114-80-114-101-118-105-101-119-47-112-114-101-118-105-101-119-95-115-119-102-115-47', wv:1, autoplayDelay:4000}\" data-erName=\"1883CrtHseMay2016\" data-erTID=\"{z2vt7h7b512411403823641}\">\r\n\t<div data-ertype=\"content\" style=\"display: none;\"><ul data-erlabel=\"Main Category\">\r\n\t<li>\r\n\t\t<a class=\"mainLink\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/media\/set\/?set=a.10154171722229512.1073741968.358562219511&amp;type=1&amp;l=2c59bc862c\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"main\" src=\"http:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/EasyRotatorStorage\/user-content\/erc_22_1463282610\/content\/assets\/OpenHse10  -0.jpg\" alt=\"1883 Courthouse May 2016 Open House.  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