Editing Jamestown, North Carolina (section)

===20th century===
By April 1947, the [[North Carolina General Assembly]] granted Jamestown [[municipal corporation|incorporation]]. Several months after incorporation, Jamestown adopted [[zoning]] districts and began construction of a municipal water and sewer system.

T. C. Ragsdale Sr. served as the town's first mayor, and Charles P. Turner was the first [[town manager]].

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.

During the 1960s, Jamestown grew quickly. Several residential neighborhoods sprang from old farmland. An [[Alcohol laws of North Carolina|ABC]] board was formed and a liquor store was constructed, enabling the town to pay off debt incurred for water and sewer lines as well as fund the building of Town Hall in 1967 and the Jamestown Park and Golf Course in 1974.<ref>[http://www.jamestown-nc.gov jamestown-nc.gov]</ref>

The [[Former Jamestown High School]], [[Gardner House (Jamestown, North Carolina)|Gardner House]], [[Jamestown Historic District (Jamestown, North Carolina)|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]].<ref name="nris">{{NRISref|version=2010a}}</ref>