Jamestown Road - Jamestown, VA
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N 37° 13.793 W 076° 46.800
18S E 342093 N 4121859
Jamestown Road was improved and built specifically for the 1907 Jamestown Exposition, which connected Norfolk (where the main fair was located) to historic Jamestown, the first permanent English settlement in the New World.
Waymark Code: WM18K3T
Location: Virginia, United States
Date Posted: 08/14/2023
Views: 2
The plaque says, "W-38 Jamestown Road - The ancient road that linked Jamestown, the original colonial capital, with Middle Plantation )later Williamsburg) followed a meandering course. It departed from Jamestown Island and then turned northeast, crossing Powhatan and Mill Creeks. As it approached Middle Plantation, it traversed a branch of College Creek that by the mid-17th century was dammed to form Rich Neck plantation's millpond, today's Lake Matoaka. Improvements to Jamestown Road, completed in time for the Jamestown Ter-Centennial Exposition, constituted the first project completed with the assistance of the State Highway Commission, formed in 1906. Department of Historic Resources. 1998"
Original Name of Structure (during fair): Jamestown Road
Current Name of Structure: Jamestown Road
Fair Name: Jamestown Exposition
Location: Norfolk, Virginia
Year of Fair: 1907
Website Proof: [Web Link]
Architect/Designer: Not listed
Theme of Fair: Not listed
Website Reference: Not listed
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