This Day In History, March 22, 1908 – Louis L’Amour is born in Jamestown . . . .  from the 125th Anniversary Calendar of Jamestown History & the Official Louis L’Amour Website.  Louis L’Amour is born on March 22, 1908,  the last of seven children in the family of Dr. Louis Charles […]

This Day In History, March 17, 1979 – Running O’ The Green.   . . . .  from the 125th Anniversary Calendar of Jamestown History. 23 people line up for the first “Running O’ The Green” in Jamestown – Sobriety of participants in question.

This Day In History, March 9, 1883 – ND State Hospital authorized by Dakota Territorial Legislature . . . .  from the 125th Anniversary Calendar of Jamestown History & Asylum projects.org .  The North Dakota State Hospital at Jamestown is one of two state institutions that predate statehood. Its location […]

This Day In History, March 1, 1966 – Trinity Hospital closes it’s doors.   . . . .  from the 125th Anniversary Calendar of Jamestown History & Jamestown Regional Medical Center website.  Trinity locked its doors and the remaining equipment and patients were moved to Jamestown Hospital. The new arrangement gave the […]

This Day In History, February 26, 1897 – Five feet of snow on the ground.   . . . .  from the 125th Anniversary Calendar of Jamestown History.  John McElroy, local weather observer, states that a full five feet of snow is now on the level in this area.

This Day In History, February 23, 1908 – Fire breaks out at NP roundhouse . . . .  from the 125th Anniversary Calendar of Jamestown History.  An immense crowd watches fire gut the middle section of the Northern Pacific roundhouse in 1908. It was reported that the roundhouse and machine shop […]

This Day in History, Feb 8, 1883 – Jamestown is incorporated as a city. Johnson Nickeus introduces a bill in Territorial Assembly to incorporate the City of Jamestown. *** from the 125th Anniversary Calendar of Jamestown History ***

This Day In History, February 6th, 1893 – Opening of Lloyd’s Opera House in Jamestown *** from the 125th Anniversary Calendar of Jamestown History ***   Opening of the Lloyd’s Opera House seen as most distinguished event held in the city of Jamestown. Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar in the evening’s opening production. top […]

This Day In History, February 1st, 1934 – Reception committee greets new high speed airline to airport*** from the 125th Anniversary Calendar of Jamestown History ***  Nearly 100 people plus Reception Committee greeted the new high speed Northwest Airlines Lockheed Orion plane at Jamestown Airport.