Historic Jamestown notes on gold, mines and early commerce
The piece recalls Jamestown in the 1800s with references to Walter P Richards, local newspapers, and a mass meeting in Jamestown in 1844. It notes gold discoveries around 1800 spurring growth, the Lindsay Mine ruin, Chilean ore mills, slave labor in mines, and a redware pottery business linked to James family figures.
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Walter P. Richards
North Carolina
Jamestown
N. C
W. P. Turnstall
W. N. Sherry
Bertie
J. W. Osborne
Mecklenburg
A. H. Sheppard
J. F. Poindexter
Stokes
A. H. Boyden
Rowan
W. P. Mangum
Hugh Waddell
Henry K. Nash
Orange
John Kerr
Caswell
D. W. Coutts
Gen. Allison
Palmers
Lindsay Mine
Jamestown Lindsays
Gardner Hill
North State
Jamestonn
James
Alson Gray
Eugene Holton
Deep River
Jamestown Traditions From a Historian's Eye on Old North Carolina
The narrative recalls an ancient account book and artifacts from Jamestown, spanning Holton family history, Gray's Chapel origins, Martha Bell’s slave rally, and local educators. It notes a law school by George C. Mendenhall, early schools, and prominent figures like Rev Alson Gray, Miss Louisa Palmer, Delphina Mendenhall, and Cyrus Wheeler, shaping 18th and 19th century community life.
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Holtons
North Carolina
Holton
Alson Gray
Gray's Chapel
Martha Bell
Col. Fanning
T. J. Gold
James
James Mendenhall
W. F. Talley
Randleman
Martinsville
Greensboro
George
Historical Society of Philadelphia
Mendenhall House
Stephen A. Girard
Philadelphia
Delphina Mendenhall
West Indies
Abraham Lincoln
Shubal G. Coffin
Lane Robbins
Coffin
W. G. Ragedale
Old Jamestown
Emma O'Connor
Agnes
Charles O'Connor
New York
Washington
Jamestown
Emma
Old Methodist Church
New Jamestown
Lizzie Rice
Mary Potter
Miss Rice
Potter
Nixon
Addie
Ora
Ella
George Mendenhall
Laura
Alexander Robbins
Masonic Lodge
Free Masons
New
Methodist Protestant Church
John F. Speight
L. W. Batchelor
Calvin Johnson
George C. Mendenhall
Jonathan W. Field
Calvin H. Wiley
C. F. Harris
John C. Rankin
Andrew Gamble
Isaac Thacker
Samuel Donnell
Cyrus Wheeler
Thomas J. Gold
Yadkin College
P. S. Kennett
Robbins
History of Jamestown and its colleges in prose
A reflective account traces Jamestown history from 1850s rail progress to a burned girls college and local gun factory. It notes figures like Jonathan Field and Hezekiah Johnston, describes social shifts, and urges preserving true local histories. The piece cites Emerson and Shakespeare to frame memory and virtue.
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Kirk
Oakdale
North Carolina
Jamestown
Jonathan Field
Hezekiah Johnston
Federal Street
Napoleon
Egypt
Rs le Diers
Emerson
Robert Devereux
Earl of Essex
Also Mentioned on This Page
Boston
Massachusetts
Randolph Count
Randolph County
Old North Carolina
Old Town
Rome
Paddington
J. H. Thomas
Moore’s Book Store
North Main Street
Blooms Furniture Exchange
East Washin Oil
RVICE
Pierce's
Carter
West Tooth
Glovers Mange Rem
Vitalis
Williams Aqua Velva
Williams
Armands
Richard Hudnut
Qumura
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