Jamestown, Morrow County, Ohio
Jamestown is a ghost town in Morrow County, in the U.S. state of Ohio.[1]
History
Jamestown had its start when James Bailey opened a store there.[2] Appleton Rich had a blacksmith's in the town as well. Allen Kelly bought the shop from Bailey, opened a tannery, and a post office, of which he was the postmaster. Kelly later sold the store, at which point the town became a ghost town.[3]
References
- U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Jamestown (historical)
- Baughman, Abraham J.; Bartlett, Robert Franklin (1911). History of Morrow County, Ohio: A Narrative Account of Its Historical Progress, Its People, and Its Principal Interests. Lewis Publishing Company. p. 305.
- "Morrow County Ohio Ghost Towns". ohioghosttowns.org. Retrieved 2018-06-21.
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| Footnotes | ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties | |
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