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

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Jamestown (historical)
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ "Morrow County Ohio Ghost Towns". ohioghosttowns.org. Retrieved June 21, 2018.
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40°32′19.2″N 82°46′40.2″W / 40.538667°N 82.777833°W / 40.538667; -82.777833


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