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2. Early glassmaking in the United States - Wikipedia

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   The site of the Jamestown glass works was described by Smith and mentioned by writer William Strachey. [29] Ruins were discovered in 1931, leading to the belief that the Jamestown glass works was located about one mile (1.6 km) from Jamestown at a place now known as Glass House Point. [30]

3. Indian commerce with early English colonists and the early ...

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   Due to this agricultural products, building materials, and minimal livestock was traded from Indians to Jamestown [12] and other southern settlements in close proximity for precious metals, glassware, tools, and other instruments the Indians were unfamiliar with. As other southern settlers left Jamestown and furthered the exploration in the ...

4. 18th century glassmaking in the United States - Wikipedia

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   Barge glass works: Jacob Barge began producing glass in 1760 in the Province of Pennsylvania. [116] The works was located in Bucks County close to Philadelphia. Archeological evidence indicates that window glass was made using the cylinder method. Various types of bottles were also made. The glass works appears to have operated through 1784. [117]

5. Fentress County, Tennessee - Wikipedia

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   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 499 square miles (1,290 km 2), of which 499 square miles (1,290 km 2) is land and 0.3 square miles (0.78 km 2) (0.06%) is water.

6. Jamestown, Tennessee - Wikipedia

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   Jamestown is located at (36.429082, -84.932414 The city is located along the western edge of the Cumberland Plateau near the center of Fentress County. Streams in the eastern part of the city are part of the Big South Fork of the Cumberland River watershed, while streams in the western part of the city flow into the upper Obey River watershed.

7. History of Jamestown, Virginia (1607–1699) - Wikipedia

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   The James Fort c. 1608 as depicted on the map by Pedro de Zúñiga. Jamestown, also Jamestowne, was the first settlement of the Virginia Colony, founded in 1607, and served as the capital of Virginia until 1699, when the seat of government was moved to Williamsburg.