Decoration Day Ceremony
State Historical Society of North Dakota
- Free
- 1883 Stutsman County Courthouse
504 Third Ave. SE
Jamestown, North Dakota 58401 - 2pm
The 1883 Stutsman County Courthouse State Historic Site in Jamestown will hold a Decoration Day ceremony at 2 p.m. Saturday, May 30, in the court room.
This free, family-friendly tribute will feature a brief history of Decoration Day, now known as Memorial Day, and the 1884 formation of the Jamestown William H. Seward Post No. 65 of the Grand Army of the Republic.
The event will conclude with a performance by the Jamestown Drum & Bugle Corps.
The 1883 Stutsman County Courthouse State Historic Site is home to a unique hands-on exhibit about civics and local government. It is North Dakota's oldest surviving courthouse and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.