The Town of Jamestown contracts with the Guilford County Sheriffâs Department to provide the Town with 24 hour protection. There is a satellite office located at 211 Hillstone Drive, Jamestown, NC. The non-emergency telephone number is 336.641.6691. Please call 911 for emergencies.
This water lily is named after Queen Victoria and is native to the Amazon and surrounding areas in South America. In 1836, the flower was first described by E.F. Poeppig, a German explorer. He named the lily Euryale Amazonica. During the same year, another explorer, Richard Schomburgk described the same flower in British Guiana. He named it Victoria Regia, after the Queen of England. The official name was accepted as Victoria Amazonica, however it is still known to the locals as the Victoria Regia. The are several different species of large water lilies named Victoria. The Amazonica is perhaps the largest.
Elizabeth II's mother was the queen consort (wife) of George VI. She was also called Elizabeth. Before her marriage, she was known as Lady Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon.hen her husba â¦ nd became King she received the title of Queen Elizabeth, but she was not the monarch, so she had no regnal number. After the death of King George VI she was called 'Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother' in order to avoid confusion with her daughter.