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==History== |
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The first settlement near Jamestown was made in 1817 by John King and his brother-in-law.<ref name="jamestown">History of Marion and Clinton Counties, Illinois, Brink, McDonough & Co., 1881</ref> In the 1840s and 1850s many German farmers settled in the area.<ref name="jamestown" /> Jamestown itself was founded on June 4, 1850, by William Lenox and James Massey.<ref name="jamestown" /> |
The first settlement near Jamestown was made in 1817 by John King and his brother-in-law.<ref name="jamestown">History of Marion and Clinton Counties, Illinois, Brink, McDonough & Co., 1881</ref> In the 1840s and 1850s many German farmers settled in the area.<ref name="jamestown" /> Jamestown itself was founded on June 4, 1850, by William Lenox and James Massey.<ref name="jamestown" /> |
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==Churches== |
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There is one church in Jamestown, the St. Paul United Church of Christ. It was founded and constructed by the residents in Jamestown and surrounding areas as the St. Paul's Evangelical Church in 1908. It was primarily a German-speaking church upon its founding due to the demographics at that time, but over the next decades gradually held more and more services in English.<ref name="stpaulucc">St. Paul U.C.C. 1908-2008</ref> |
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Revision as of 22:24, 28 October 2009
Template:Geobox City Jamestown, Illinois is an unincorporated community located in Clinton County, Illinois.
History
The first settlement near Jamestown was made in 1817 by John King and his brother-in-law.[1] In the 1840s and 1850s many German farmers settled in the area.[1] Jamestown itself was founded on June 4, 1850, by William Lenox and James Massey.[1]
Churches
There is one church in Jamestown, the St. Paul United Church of Christ. It was founded and constructed by the residents in Jamestown and surrounding areas as the St. Paul's Evangelical Church in 1908. It was primarily a German-speaking church upon its founding due to the demographics at that time, but over the next decades gradually held more and more services in English.[2]
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