Jamestown Rediscovery - Historic Jamestown, VA

1367 Colonial Parkway
Jamestown, VA, 23081
757-229-4997

URL : http://www.apva.org/jr.html

overview : Jamestown Rediscovery is investigating the remains of 1607-1698 Jamestown on the APVA property on Jamestown Island, Virginia. - In June of 1606, King James I granted a charter to a group of London entrepreneurs, the Virginia Company, to establish a satellite English settlement in the Chesapeake region of North America. By December, 108 settlers sailed from London instructed to settle Virginia, find gold and a water route to the Orient.

topics : 17th century history, American, colonial, history, archaeology