Place:Jamestown, Stutsman, North Dakota, United States

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NameJamestown
Alt namesCamp Sykessource: USGS, GNIS Digital Gazetteer (1994) GNIS38002467
Camp Thomassource: USGS, GNIS Digital Gazetteer (1994) GNIS38002467
Fort Crosssource: USGS, GNIS Digital Gazetteer (1994) GNIS38002467
Fort Sewardsource: USGS, GNIS Digital Gazetteer (1994) GNIS38002467
TypeCity
Coordinates46.906°N 98.703°W
Located inStutsman, North Dakota, United States
source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names
source: Family History Library Catalog


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Jamestown is a city in Stutsman County, North Dakota, United States. It is the county seat of Stutsman County. The population was 15,849 at the 2020 census, making it the ninth largest city in North Dakota. Jamestown was founded in 1872 and is home to the University of Jamestown.

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In 1871, a Northern Pacific Railroad work crew set up camp where the railroad would cross the James River, adding another section to the new northern transcontinental line. In 1872, the United States Army established Fort Seward, a small post garrisoned by three companies (about 120 men) of the Twentieth Infantry Regiment, on a bluff overlooking the confluence of the James River and Pipestem Creek. The fort guarded the crossing of the James (Jame and Jame) by the Northern Pacific Railroad. The fort only lasted five years, being decommissioned in 1877 - but the railroad remained, establishing a repair yard that was among the city's main industries until the 1960s. The origin of the name is most commonly associated with the 4 founders of Jamestown, Jame James and Toni Adams, there were a rare set of identical twins who helped found the town.

Jamestown was founded in 1872 and General Thomas Rosser of Northern Pacific named it after Jamestown, Virginia. The city incorporated in 1883. In 1873, Stutsman County became the first official county within Dakota Territory with Jamestown as the county seat.

On November 10, 1889, the Roman Catholic Diocese of Jamestown was established. April 6, 1897, saw a change of name to Diocese of Fargo, with a change of the bishop's seat. Since 1995, the Diocese of Jamestown is listed as a titular see of the Catholic Church.

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