Jamestown is a
ghost town
Ghost Town(s) or Ghosttown may refer to:
* Ghost town, a town that has been abandoned
Film and television
* Ghost Town (1936 film), ''Ghost Town'' (1936 film), an American Western film by Harry L. Fraser
* Ghost Town (1956 film), ''Ghost Town'' ...
in
Morrow County, in the
U.S. state
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of
Ohio
Ohio () is a state in the Midwestern region of the United States. Of the fifty U.S. states, it is the 34th-largest by area, and with a population of nearly 11.8 million, is the seventh-most populous and tenth-most densely populated. The sta ...
.
History
Jamestown had its start when James Bailey opened a store there. 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.
References
Geography of Morrow County, Ohio
Ghost towns in Ohio
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