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John Smith (baptized 6 January 1580 – 21 June 1631) was an English soldier, explorer, colonial governor, admiral of New England, and author.Following his return to England from a life as a soldier of fortune and as a slave, [1] he played an important role in the establishment of the colony at Jamestown, Virginia, the first permanent English settlement in North America, in the early 17th century.
In 2011 an unsuccessful campaign was started to get the statue moved to Captain Smith's home town of Hanley. [49] Smith had already been commemorated in Hanley Town Hall with a plaque reading: "This tablet is dedicated to the memory of Commander Edward John Smith RD, RNR. Born in Hanley, 27th Jany 1850, died at sea, 15th April 1912.
2007-04-26 08:08 Signaleer 1984×1488× (1643484 bytes) View of Jamestown Island Photo by NPS Photo May 13, 2007 View of Jamestown Island today looking toward the statue of John Smith which was erected in 1909.
Smith in 1921 Chief John Smith Photo courtesy of the Minnesota Historical Society. It is thought that Smith was born between 1822 and 1826. [citation needed] Some sources place his birth as early as 1787, which would have made him 137 years old when he died of pneumonia on February 6, 1922. [1]
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The New World is a 2005 historical romantic drama film written and directed by Terrence Malick, depicting the founding of the Jamestown, Virginia, settlement and inspired by the historical figures Captain John Smith, Pocahontas of the Powhatan tribe, and Englishman John Rolfe. It is the fourth feature film written and directed by Malick.
Captain John Smith's 1624 map of the Somers Isles , showing St. George's Town and related fortifications, including the Castle Islands Fortifications. The wrecking is believed to have inspired William Shakespeare's The Tempest.
English: Captain John Smith's Monument, Star Island, Isles of Shoals, New Hampshire; from a c. 1914 postcard. It was built in 1864 to commemorate the 250th anniversary of Smith's visit to what he named Smith's Isles, and in subsequent years argued would make a perfect place to establish a colony devoted to fishing.