Model 1861 8" Siege Howitzer

Historical marker location:

605 10th Ave NW, Jamestown, North Dakota

( Marker can be reached from 10th Avenue NW, 0.2 miles south of 8th Street, on the left when traveling south.)

North Dakota was the first state to provide free high school education to all of its residents, starting in 1905. This early commitment to education helped North Dakota develop one of the highest rates of high school graduation in the country.