Jamestown in Guilford County, North Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)

James Mendenhall House and Mill

c. 1753 - 1928

— Site located 400' on East Bank —

James Mendenhall House and Mill Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Michael C. Wilcox, July 9, 2012

1. James Mendenhall House and Mill Marker

Inscription. Built by James Mendenhall, for whom Jamestown was reportedly named. His family moved here from Chester, Pennsylvania, and built the house, a grist mill, and sawmill on the banks of the Deep River. The last Mendenhall occupant was Delphina Mendenhall, widow of George C. Mendenhall, James's grandson. After her death in 1881, ownership passed through a succession of millwrights. The site is now beneath City Lake, near the Penny Road Bridge.

Erected by Historic Jamestown Society.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 1753.

Location. 35° 59.926′ N, 79° 57.313′ W. Marker is in Jamestown, North Carolina, in Guilford County. It is on Penny Road north of Park Drive, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Jamestown NC 27282, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in North Carolina’s Piedmont

and specifically in Piedmont Triad.

It is also in the American South

and specifically in the Upper South.

Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

one of the original Thirteen Colonies,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within one mile of this marker, measured as the crow flies: William Reece House (approx. 0.4 miles away); Jamestown Friends Meeting House and Cemetery (approx. half a mile away); Home of Richard Mendenhall (approx. half a mile away); Richard Mendenhall Store (approx. 0.6 miles away); Beard's Hat Shop (approx. 0.6 miles away); Lord Cornwallis

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(approx. 0.6 miles away); Potter House (approx. 0.9 miles away); Jamestown Public School (approx. one mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Jamestown.

Photographed by Michael C. Wilcox, July 9, 2012

2. James Mendenhall House and Mill Marker

Photographed by Michael C. Wilcox

3. James Mendenhall House and Mill Marker

Photographed by Michael C. Wilcox, July 9, 2012

4. James Mendenhall House and Mill Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on October 14, 2016. It was originally submitted on October 9, 2016, by Michael C. Wilcox of Winston-Salem, North Carolina. This page has been viewed 1,357 times since then and 81 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on October 9, 2016, by Michael C. Wilcox of Winston-Salem, North Carolina. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.