FIRST - Permanent English colony in America - Jamestown Way, London, UK
N 51° 30.472 E 000° 00.019
31U E 291840 N 5710570
Settlers in America left England from near this spot.
Waymark Code: WMBCP2
Location: London, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 05/06/2011
Views: 5
The plaque reads:
"From near this spot
December 19, 1606
Sailed with 105 "Adventurers"
The 'Susan Constant' 100 tons,
Capt Christopher Newport,
in Supreme Command
The 'Godspeed' 40 tons,
Capt Bartholomew Gosnold
The 'Discovery', 20 tons
Capt John Ratcliffe
Landed at Cape Henry, Virginia
April 26, 1607.
Arrived at Jamestown, Virginia
May 13, 1607.
Where these "Adventurers"
founded the first permanent
English colony in America
Under the leadership of the
intrepid Capt John Smith.
Edward Maria Wingfield,
President of the Council.
The Reverend Robert Hunt,
and others.
At Jamestown July 30, 1619 was
convened the first representative
assembly in America.
Erected by the Association for
the Preservation of Virginia Antquities
in 1928
in Commemoration"
FIRST - Classification Variable: Item or Event
Date of FIRST: 05/13/1607
More Information - Web URL: Not listed
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