by Rosemary Enright | Sep 18, 2020 | Jamestown History Articles
The area of town tucked in between Upper Shoreby Hill and the Town Cemetery at the Four Corners was developed in the early 20th century and was known as the Knowles plat. The land belonged to Adolphus C. Knowles, the owner and builder of the Bay View House Tower.... 
by Rosemary Enright | Sep 18, 2020 | Jamestown History Articles
Eliza Hickey Newcomb was a Southern belle, born in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. At 27, she married Junius Brutus Alexander, a New York investment banker 24 years her senior. It was a stormy marriage. His children from his first marriage evidently did not approve of his... 
by Rosemary Enright | Sep 18, 2020 | Jamestown History Articles
Thirteen Jamestown men died in service during World War II: Everett Alward, Howard Arnold, Bernard Anthony Brooks, Charles Brooks Jr, Lewis Burdick, Damon Cummings, Arthur Day, Delbert Gravatt, Frank Leighton, David Masterson, William C. Sweet, James Williams, and... 
by Rosemary Enright | Sep 18, 2020 | Jamestown History Articles
Mabel Brice was born in Philadelphia in July 1877 and, like many young women of her social set,she seems to have done little of interest for the first 35 years of her life. She, her brother Charles,and sister Anna lived with their parents in her mother’s family home... 
by Rosemary Enright | Sep 15, 2020 | Jamestown History Articles
Joseph Clarke (1618-1694), one of the original purchasers of Conanicut Island, was the ancestor of many of the Clarkes who greatly influenced Jamestown in later centuries. Perhaps the most remarkable group were the six Clarke women born between 1853 and 1880. They... 
by Rosemary Enright | Sep 15, 2020 | Jamestown History Articles
From Automobile Showroom to Parking Lot Harry Shatzer Sr. had one foot in the 19th century and one in the 20th. He owned a livery stable as well as being one of Jamestown’s first automobile mechanics. His letterhead had a horse as a logo; his statement of purpose...