Jamestown Colony of Virginia

The Jamestown Settlement has recreations of all 3 ships that brought the original colonists to Jamestown, America’s first permanent English colony to Virginia in 1607. Put yourself in the shoes of the original colonists and sailors to learn about the ships’ square-rigged masts, tonnage and cargo, as well as what shipboard life was like for the first 104 men and boys. Whether on the pier or on the main deck, historical interpreters share the four-and-a-half-month voyage from England in December 1

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Jamestown

First permanent English settlement; Jamestown is formed

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