Old Jamestown Village A Garden And A Graveyard Thriving Once
A century old Jamestown once a thrifty town with 150 inhabitants dwindled as houses deserted and nature took over. The piece recalls early migrations to Greensboro and High Point, Woccon history, and local legends tied to the land, churchyard, and flora while touching on colonial and Revolutionary era connections.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jamestown
Guilford County
Martinsville
Findley Stuart's
Greensboro
Pine Barrens
High Point
Bloomfield
Bethlehem
Jongneo
North Carolina
Bancroft
High Point Lake
York County
South Carolina
Nathan Lamar
James Lamar
Maryland
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Landmarks of an historic village emerge through memory
The article recalls Jamestown area history from 1600s to 1800s detailing Beeson and Mendenhall lineages, early mills and taverns, 1632 brick dates, 1758 Deep River church, and notable houses along Main Street. It notes Cornwallis camp nearby, Greene's tactical decisions, and local legends of treasure and buffalo cattle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawson
Hua
Sapona
Col
Isaac Beeson
Richard Beeson
Elizabeth Beeson Armfield
R. T. Pickens
England
Isaac Davis
Davis
Denhall
John T. Murrell
Jamestown
Masonic Lodge
Rowan County
James Mendenhall
Deep River
W. G. Ragedale
George C. Mendenhall
Old Friends Meeting
Mendenhall
Steeles
Stanley
America
Highway 10
Dr. Shubal Coffin
Martha Robbins Tilden
Cornwallf
Mendenhall Mill
Guilford Court House
Hillsboro
Cornwallis
Mendenhalls
Scientific Street
Greene
Lord Cornwalls
Salisbury
Yadkin River
Deep
State Assembly
Jonathan Parker
Main Street
Henry Humphreys
Maryland
Richard Mendenhall
Greensboro
Dr. Coffin
Main
Old Town
Miss Minerva
Minerva
EB. D. Steele
High
Jamestown History notes reveal early settlers and schools
The article traces Jamestown's early layout and residents including Coffin, Johnston, Reece, and Stanley. It recalls Federal street blocks, the first girls' school, an 1828 academy, and the 1817 Nicholson encyclopedia with Jamestown subscribers Henry Humephoys and William Stanley.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stanley
Stanleys
Lindsay
Madison Lindsay
Shubal G. Coffin
Joseph A. Weatherly
Reese
Federal Street
J. Harper Johnaston
High Point
Reece
Greensboro
Joseph Reece
Jamestown
Main Street
Mill Street
School Alley
Scelentic Street
Dow Alley
Union Street
Levin
Jonathan
Eli
Resdon Charles
David Beard
R. Brickell
Isaac Cook, Jr
A. Williams
Henry Reed
Thomas Dunning
E. Barnard
Solomon Hayworth
Hannah
Jesse Baldwin
Daniel
Jemimah Mefelbridge
James
Nathan
Mary
Abigail
Richard
George
Judith Mendenhall
Hance G. Armfield
Nicholson
Henry Humepheys
William Stanley
Farmer's Advocate
John Sherwood
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Johnston
Field
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Robbins
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Church
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Humphreys
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