Jamestown

History

As early as 1701, the Keyauwee people were living in a village in this region. They enjoyed the area's mild climate, abundant natural resources, and the fertile hunting grounds along the Deep and Uwharrie rivers. Part of a loose confederacy of 20 or more tribes, it is believed that by the 1760s, the Keyauwee had moved south, close to the boundary between the two Carolinas, where they were likely absorbed by the Catawba tribe. By the late 18th century, European settlers came to Jamestown. Many were Quaker families who moved to the area from Pennsylvania in search of productive farmland. Among the original settlers was James Mendenhall, who established a farmstead near present-day Jamestown in 1752. Though Mendenhall moved to Georgia in 1775, his son George remained, and by 1816, he founded the village of Jamestown in honor of his father. The Mendenhall family, who owned and operated the area's first grist and lumber mills, also owned much of the town's original land. Today, High Point City Lake is situated where the original family farmhouse and land was located. In 1781, during the Revolutionary War, British General Cornwallis' army camped near the settlement and commandeered provisions from local farms and mills prior to his engagement with Nathanael Greene's troops at New Garden, in modern-day Greensboro. By 1800, Jamestown was a bustling settlement of 150 residents with its own post office, inn and Freemasons' lodge. Around this same time, gold was discovered near Jamestown, and several mines profited until the California Gold Rush frenzy shut down local efforts. In 1811, James Mendenhall's son Richard, a local tanner, built the Mendenhall Plantation homestead, a highlight of any tour of Jamestown today. In addition to farming and related industries,…

Geography

Jamestown is bordered to the west by the city of High Point. Downtown Greensboro is to the northeast. The Jamestown Parkway is a limited-access highway which goes south of the downtown core, connecting the town to I-74 to the west, and I-73 to the northeast. Greensboro Road and Main Street serve the downtown core. Wendover Avenue (US 70) traverses in the northern outskirts of the town, which is also of limited-access grade, connecting the town to High Point and Greensboro. US 29 goes in the southern outskirts of the town, connecting to I-85. According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of , all land. The Deep River, a tributary of the Cape Fear River, flows through the southern part of the town.

Race & ethnicity

Largest nearby schools

• Grimsley High
  High · Greensboro · 1,899 students · 19.2:1 ratio
• Southwest Guilford High
  High · High Point · 1,662 students · 18.5:1 ratio
• Western Guilford High
  High · Greensboro · 1,444 students · 19:1 ratio
• Ben L. Smith High School
  High · Greensboro · 1,371 students · 15.8:1 ratio
• Lucy Ragsdale High
  High · Jamestown · 1,346 students · 16.6:1 ratio
• Cornerstone Charter Academy-CFA
  Other · Greensboro · 1,337 students · 16.9:1 ratio
• Triad Math and Science Academy
  Other · Greensboro · 1,321 students · 27.5:1 ratio
• Phoenix Academy - Primary Elem Upper
  Other · High Point · 1,258 students · 19.7:1 ratio