- Jamestown, Virginia - Wikipedia
The Jamestown[a] settlement in the Colony of Virginia was the first permanent English settlement in the Americas It was located on the northeast bank of the James River, about 2 5 mi (4 km) southwest of present-day Williamsburg [1]
- Jamestown Settlement | Jamestown-Yorktown Foundation, VA
Welcome to Jamestown Settlement, a museum of 17th-century Virginia history and culture Near the site of the original colony, discover the story of America’s beginnings through immersive films, gallery exhibits and outdoor re-creations
- A Short History of Jamestown - U. S. National Park Service
In 1607, 104 English men and boys arrived in North America to start a settlement On May 13 they picked Jamestown, Virginia for their settlement, which was named after their King, James I The settlement became the first permanent English settlement in North America
- Jamestown Colony | History, Foundation, Settlement, Map, Facts . . .
Jamestown Colony was the first permanent English settlement in North America, located near present-day Williamsburg, Virginia Financed and organized by the Virginia Company, the colony was originally a private venture that had been granted a royal charter by King James I
- History of Jamestown, Virginia (1607–1699) - Wikipedia
Jamestown, also known as Jamestowne, was the first settlement of the Virginia Colony, founded in 1607, and the capital of Virginia until 1699 when the seat of government was moved to Williamsburg
- Jamestown, VA, to Williamsburg, VA | Visit Williamsburg
Jamestown Settlement, a museum of 17th-century Virginia history and culture, explores the world of America’s first permanent English colony in 1607, the Virginia Indians who have occupied Virginia’s landscape for centuries and the circumstances of the first recorded Africans to…
- Jamestown Colony - Facts, Founding, Pocahontas | HISTORY
Famine, disease and conflict with local Native American tribes in the first two years brought Jamestown to the brink of failure before the arrival of a new group of settlers and supplies in 1610
- Visit | Historic Jamestowne
Visit the real thing at Historic Jamestowne, explore the actual location and active archaeological dig, Jamestown Rediscovery, home of the first successful English settlement
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