Jamestown, Ontario
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Location of Jamestown in OntarioJamestown is a community in Ontario, Canada.
Jamestown is the name given to a small settlement, circa 1850, that sprang up along the boundary between Morris and Grey Townships, along the Maitland River in Southwestern Ontario, north of present-day Brussels. Apparently, James' Town derived its name from the number of men in the local community with the name of James - James Aitchison, James Lynn, James Strachan, James Simpson, James Forrest and James Moses. Because of all the James' living locally, James Aitchison, a reporter from Goderich, referred to the junction as James' Town. The name changed to Jamestown through the years.[1]
References[]
- ^ Marilyn Engel, Grey Township And Its People, 1982, Huron East, page 73 Archived 4 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine
- Map of Jamestown, 1879
Coordinates: 43°48′36″N 81°11′49″W / 43.810°N 81.197°W
Categories:
- Communities in Huron County, Ontario
- Ontario geography stubs