[6] According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 2.9 square miles (7.5 km2), all land.

They enjoyed the area's mild climate, abundant natural resources, and the fertile hunting grounds along the Deep and Uwharrie rivers.

Though Mendenhall moved to Georgia in 1775, his son George remained, and by 1816, he founded the village of Jamestown in honor of his father.

Today, High Point City Lake is situated where the original family farmhouse and land was located.

In 1781, during the Revolutionary War, British General Cornwallis' army camped near the settlement and commandeered provisions from local farms and mills prior to his engagement with Nathanael Greene's troops at New Garden, in modern-day Greensboro.

By 1800, Jamestown was a bustling settlement of 150 residents with its own post office, inn and Freemasons' lodge.

However, the Confederacy demanded that those who were able to make shoes, uniforms, or weapons continue to do so or pay heavy taxes.

Records indicate that Confederate President Jefferson Davis and his entourage passed through Jamestown during their hasty retreat to the south after the Civil War ended.

Prior to the war, Jamestown was a known "stop" along the Underground Railroad, which helped fugitive slaves reach freedom in the North.

According to local historical records, many Quaker homes in this area had a trap door leading to the basement to help slaves escape.

Built in 1856, the railroad bisects Jamestown, and still provides a vital link for freight and some passengers between the port cities to the east and interior destinations.

Several months after incorporation, Jamestown adopted zoning districts and began construction of a municipal water and sewer system.

In the 1950s, with a population of approximately 750, the town boasted such improvements as street lighting, water and sewer service, and a fire department.

[10] The Former Jamestown High School, Gardner House, Jamestown Historic District, McCulloch's Gold Mill, Richard Mendenhall Plantation Buildings, Oakdale Cotton Mill Village, and Ragsdale Farm are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

[11] In 1907 the North Carolina General Assembly enacted a law providing for the creation and maintenance of public high schools in each county.

Millis Road students are participating in seminars led by teachers and specialists using Paidela techniques and methods.