JAMESTOWN — Historic changes are occurring at the site of the first permanent English settlement in North America, and not all of the colonial sort. Last month, former senior staff archaeologist ...
The English settlement of Jamestown was important for the future of European colonization in North America. The colonists suffered many challenges, particularly in their early years, and many ...
One of the most important historic sites in the United States has been put on a list of endangered places. Preservation groups warn that Jamestown, Virginia, may not survive another generation ...
Historic Jamestown inspired many "characters" we know today, most famously from Disney's 1995 film "Pocahontas": Captain John Smith, John Rolfe, and, of course, the Powhatan native Pocahontas.
But Yeardley and Gates turned it around," says historian and author Jim Horn, President of Jamestown Rediscovery, which manages the historic site. Yeardley returned to England in 1616 and two ...
Read more about Protect Historic Jamestown NPCA at Work Protect Historic Jamestown The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers authorized Dominion Energy to construct enormous electric transmission towers ...
The Wren Building was constructed between 1695 and 1700, before Williamsburg was founded, when the capital of the colony of Virginia was still located at Jamestown. Along with The Brafferton and the .
Located in Jamestown, about 6 miles southeast of Williamsburg, the glasshouse is open daily from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Access is covered by the $14 entry fee to Historic Jamestowne and Yorktown ...