Jamestown in Stutsman County, North Dakota — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)

Edna LaMoore Waldo

Author, Historian, Teacher

Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, June 28, 2024

1. Edna LaMoore Waldo Marker

Inscription.
Her life’s work chronicled the lives and legacy of North Dakota’s founders.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Arts, Letters, Music • Education • Women. A significant historical year for this entry is 1893.

Location. 46° 54.391′ N, 98° 42.515′ W. Marker is in Jamestown, North Dakota, in Stutsman County. It is at the intersection of 1st Avenue South (U.S. 52/281) and 3rd Street Southwest, on the right when traveling south on 1st Avenue South. The marker is embedded in the sidewalk in front of the historic Post Office building. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 222 1st Avenue South, Jamestown ND 58401, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in North Dakota’s Drift Prairie.

It is also in the American Lewis & Clark Corridor,

on the prairies,

and on the Northern Plains.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once Rupert’s Land

and also the Louisiana Purchase.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within

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walking distance of this marker: Posthouse (a few steps from this marker); Alfred Dickey (a few steps from this marker); Dr. Helena K. Wink (within shouting distance of this marker); Elizabeth White (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); The Hansen Arts Park (about 500 feet away); Seiler Building (about 800 feet away); Stutsman County World War Memorial (about 800 feet away); In Celebration of the Two Hundredth Year Birthday of the United States of America, 1976 (about 800 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Jamestown.

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1. Edna LaMoore Waldo (1914) Honored (University of Jamestown).

(Alumni News, 12/1/2018) Excerpt: Members of the Alfred Dickey Public Library have decided to honor Edna LaMoore Waldo (‘14) by naming the east room in the library “The Waldo Room.” The room will also feature a plaque and photo. Edna, the older sister of novelist Louis L’Amour, was born in Jamestown in 1893, graduated from UJ, and worked as a journalist, author, and teacher, as well as a librarian at Jamestown Public Library, University of Jamestown’s Library and Bismarck Public Library.
Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, June 28, 2024

2. Edna LaMoore Waldo Marker
The marker is embedded in the sidewalk in front of the historic Post Office building.
Edna passed away in 1999.

(Submitted on July 15, 2026, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.)

2. Edna LaMoore Waldo.

Excerpt: Born in 1893, daughter of Louis Charles and Emily (Dearborn) LaMoore, graduate of Jamestown College in 1914, did some graduate work at University of North Dakota. Sister of author, Louis L'Amour. Taught in various N.D. schools, employed as librarian at Jamestown Public Library, Jamestown College Library, and Bismarck Public Library, journalist, and author. She wrote or edited seven books on North Dakota history and wrote for a newspaper in Bismarck in the 1930's. She also wrote a weekly column for the Milwaukee Journal. From 1935 to 1937, she hosted a radio talkshow at KFYR in Bismarck. She and her husband moved to California in 1948 and in 1949 started to work at the Stanford Research Institute in Palo Alto, where she stayed until her retirement.

(Submitted on July 15, 2026, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.)

3. Edna May LaMoore Waldo (1893-1999) (Find A Grave).

Excerpt: Edna LaMoore Waldo was a librarian, teacher, author, lecturer, Dakota historian, and
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pioneer for women's rights. She was born in Jamestown into a family that produced three professional writers, including Western fiction author Louis L'Amour and journalist Parker LaMoore. Edna graduated as valedictorian of Jamestown High School in 1910 and from Jamestown College in 1914. Edna's most influential book is Dakota, a history of the Dakota Territory, published in 1931.

(Submitted on July 15, 2026, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.)

Credits. This page was last revised on July 15, 2026. It was originally submitted on July 14, 2026, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida. This page has been viewed 10 times since then. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on July 15, 2026, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.