The battle in Concord became the third part of the battle of the day, and became known as The Battle of the Road. By this time, 1,000 militia had gathered along the road to harass and attack the British. Captain Parker and the Lexington militia were no longer reluctant to attack the British.
Louis LâAmour, the prolific author of scores of bestselling western novels, is born in Jamestown, North Dakota. An indifferent student, LâAmour dropped out of high school at age 15. Over the next two decades, he traveled around the world working in an amazing variety of jobs.
Florence Sletten of Jamestown, North Dakota | 1924 - 2017 | Obituary. Florence Sletten, 92, resident of the Griggs County Care Center in Cooperstown, North Dakota passed away Saturday, January 28, 2017 at Essentia Health in Fargo, North Dakota. Florence was born September 13, 1924 on a small farm near Binford, North Dakota to her parents Maria (Vatne, Sharpe) and Johnnes Wathne both originally from Norway. Florence graduated from Cooperstown High School as her class valedictorian in 1942 and received her teaching certificate from Jamestown College in 1946.