First Germans at Jamestown - Jamestown, VA
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bluesnote
N 37° 13.772 W 076° 46.826
18S E 342054 N 4121820
This is one of a series of markers along Jamestown Road.
Waymark Code: WMQQBG
Location: Virginia, United States
Date Posted: 03/18/2016
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The plaque says, "WT 2 First Germans At Jamestown - The first Germans to land in Jamestown, the first permanent English settlement in Virginia, arrived aboard the vessel 'Mary and Margaret' about 1 October 1608. These Germans were glassmakers and carpenters. In 1620, German mineral specialists and saw-millwrights followed, to work and settle in the Virginia colony. These pioneers and skilled craftsmen were the forerunners of the many millions of Germans who settled in America and became the single largest national group to populate the United States. Department of Historic Resources. 1996."
Type of Historic Marker: Plaque
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