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Jamestown (North Dakota) Voyage Tips and guide

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    Jamestown is a city of 15,527 residents in the Coteaus and Plains area of North Dakota.

    The world's largest buffalo statue in Jamestown

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    Jamestown, "The Buffalo City", was originally named for the James river. It was first settled in 1872.

    Peggy Lee, the jazz singer, Louis L'Amour, the western novelist, and Darin Erstad, the professional baseball player for the 2002 World Champion Anaheim Angels, are natives of Jamestown.

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    Map
    Map of Jamestown (North Dakota)

    By car

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    Exits 256, 258, or 260 off I-94, about midway between Fargo and Bismarck

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    Get around

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    • Jamestown Taxi Service, 1802 6th Ave NE, +1 701 252-4200.

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    • 1 Frontier Village, 17th St SE (Exit 258, off I-94), +1 701 252-6307. year round, daily 9AM-9PM. Jamestown is home to "The World’s Largest Buffalo", named Dakota Thunder, a 60-ton cement sculpture that stands 26 feet tall and stretches 46 feet long. It was built in 1959. A number of old buildings were moved in around it to create the Frontier Village, which today attracts over 100,000 people annually. Free admission.
    • North American Bison Discovery Center, 500 17th St SE (near Frontier Village), +1 701-252-8648. seasonal and regular hours. See a buffalo herd and three albino buffalo, White Cloud, her son Dakota Miracle, and another albino calf, Dakota Legend. White buffalo are sacred to the Lakota people. $8 adults.
    • 2 Fort Steward Historic Site.
    • 3 University of Jamestown. University of Jamestown (Q6146207) on Wikidata University of Jamestown on Wikipedia
    • 4 North Dakota State Hospital Museum, +1 701-253-3650. Appointment required. North Dakota State Hospital (Q7055061) on Wikidata North Dakota State Hospital on Wikipedia

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    • Disc Golf, 1002 2nd Ave. SE, +1 701 252-3982. There are 2 courses in Jamestown. An 18-hole recreational course in Klaus Park, located alongside the James and Pipestem Rivers, with Innova Discatchers and cement tees, and a 27 hole championship caliber course on the Jamestown Reservoir Island with Innova Discatchers and cement tees. Map of Course

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    • 1 North Dakota State Hospital, 2605 Circle Dr, +1 701-253-3650. A historic hospital. Still provides mental health services. North Dakota State Hospital (Q7055061) on Wikidata North Dakota State Hospital on Wikipedia
    • 2 St. James Basilica. Basilica of St. James (Q4867381) on Wikidata St. James Basilica (Jamestown, North Dakota) on Wikipedia

    Go next

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    Routes through Jamestown
    BismarckDawson  W  E  Valley CityFargo
    MinotCarrington  W  E  Valley CityFargo
    Churchs FerryCarrington  N  S  EdgeleyAberdeen
    Devils LakeGlenfield  N  S  END



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