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  2. Jamestown Rediscovery - Wikipedia

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    The Jamestown Rediscovery project recovered and cataloged the remains of many of the original Jamestown settlers. For example, one of the first human finds was the skeleton of a higher-status man aged around 19-20 who died due to a musket shot to the lower right leg that shattered the bones and led to a quick death.

  3. Jamestown, Virginia - Wikipedia

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    The Jamestown [a] settlement in the ... In the 18th century, Jamestown ceased to exist as a settlement and remains as an archaeological site, Jamestown Rediscovery, ...

  4. Jamestown Church - Wikipedia

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    Remains of the brick tower (photographed c. 1900) In January 1639 Governor John Harvey reported that he, the council, the ablest planters, and some sea captains "had contributed to the building of a brick church" at Jamestown. [3] This church was slightly larger than the third church and was built around it over the next few years.

  5. 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 ...

  6. Kari Bruwelheide - Wikipedia

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    All of the remains had remained curated in the museum for several decades. In the 1950s, five skeletons were discovered at Jamestown Colony and identified as Native American. Advanced forensic analysis performed following the discovery of the original fort reclassified the remains as African. Supporting the results of the scientific study, a ...

  7. List of Jamestown colonists - Wikipedia

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    Painting of John Smith and colonists landing in Jamestown. On 4 May [O.S. 14 May] 1607, 105 to 108 English men and boys (surviving the voyage from England) established the Jamestown Settlement for the Virginia Company of London, on a slender peninsula on the bank of the James River.

  8. Remains Found in Pa. Over 50 Years Ago Identified as Missing ...

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    Human remains found in Lebanon Township, Pennsylvania, in 1973 have been identified, officials in the state confirmed. Pennsylvania State Police Sgt. Josh Lacey announced in a press conference on ...

  9. Colonial National Historical Park - Wikipedia

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    Jamestown National Historic Site is co-owned by the National Park Service and Preservation Virginia (formerly known as the Association for the Preservation of Virginia Antiquities) and administered by the NPS, and was designated on December 18, 1940. Preservation Virginia owns 22 acres (89,000 m 2) containing the remains of the original 1607 fort.