Jamestown, Virginia
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bluesnote
N 37° 12.686 W 076° 46.638
18S E 342294 N 4119807
The first English settlement in the Americas began here in 1607.
Waymark Code: WM12R9Q
Location: Virginia, United States
Date Posted: 07/06/2020
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Taken from Wikipedia, "Jamestown Settlement is a living history museum operated by the Commonwealth of Virginia. It is located near the site of Jamestown, the first successful English settlement on the mainland of North America, founded on May 14, 1607.
Created for the 350th anniversary celebration in 1957 as Jamestown Festival Park, today Jamestown Settlement includes a recreation of the James Fort ca. 1610 to 1614, and a Powhatan Indian Village, indoor and outdoor displays, and replicas of the original settler's ships, the Susan Constant, Godspeed, and the Discovery.
The museum is adjacent and complementary to Historic Jamestowne on Jamestown Island, which is the actual historic and archaeological site where the first settlers landed and lived that is run by the National Park Service and Preservation Virginia. Both sites at Jamestown are linked by the bucolic Colonial Parkway with the other two points of Virginia's Historic Triangle, Colonial Williamsburg, and Yorktown."
Name of Source Book: 1,000 Places to See in the United States and Canada Before You Die
Page Location in Source Book: 246
Type of Waymark: Site
Location of Coordinates: Entrance
Cost of Admission (Parks, Museums, etc.): 15.00 (listed in local currency)
List Available Hours, Dates, Season:
10-4 daily.
Official Tourism Website: [Web Link]
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