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  2. Jamestown, Virginia - Wikipedia

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    The Jamestown [a] settlement in the Colony of Virginia was the first permanent English settlement in the Americas.It was located on the northeast bank of the James River, about 2.5 mi (4 km) southwest of present-day Williamsburg. [1]

  3. Jamestown Settlement - Wikipedia

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    Jamestown Settlement is a living history museum operated by the Commonwealth of Virginia, created in 1957 as Jamestown Festival Park for the 350th anniversary celebration. . Today it includes a recreation of the original James Fort (c. 1607 to 1614), a Powhatan Native American town, indoor and outdoor displays, and replicas of the original settlers' ships: the Susan Constant, Godspeed, and Discov

  4. Timeline of Jamestown, Virginia - Wikipedia

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    This is a timeline of events related to the settlement of Jamestown, in what today is the U.S. state of Virginia. Dates use the Old Style calendar (e.g., the settlement naming occurred 4 May 1607 [ O.S. 14 May 1607]).

  5. 10 of the Oldest Cities in the US

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    2. Jamestown, Virginia (1607) Founded on May 14, 1607, by the Virginia Company of London, Jamestown was the first permanent English settlement in North America. The settlers chose the site for its ...

  6. 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.

  7. Historic Jamestown - Wikipedia

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    Historic Jamestown is the cultural heritage site that was the location of the 1607 James Fort and the later 17th-century town of Jamestown in America. It is located on Jamestown Island, on the James River at Jamestown, Virginia, and operated as a partnership between Preservation Virginia (formerly known as the Association for the Preservation of Virginia Antiquities) and the U.S. National Park ...

  8. Jamestowne Society - Wikipedia

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    In May 1607, Jamestown was established as the first permanent English settlement in what is now the United States. It was founded by the London branch of the Virginia Company, which was competing with the Plymouth branch to settle the Colony of Virginia. Jamestown was the capital of the Colony for 92 years, from 1607 until 1699.

  9. Odd Man in Animal Refuge - AOL

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    Amid the hills and history of Jamestown, Tennessee (Mark Twain’s parents lived there many moons ago), there’s a place where pigs rule the roost — well, technically, the pastures, mud wallows ...