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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.
Dodgeville's old downtown, including the 1859 Greek Revival Iowa County Courthouse, [27] the 1888 Italianate-styled Ford hardware store, [28] the 1901 Queen Anne Auditorium (opera house), [29] the 1919 Neoclassical-styled First National Bank, [30] the 1922 Commercial Craftsman Pollard harness shop, [31] and the 1940 Art Deco Commonwealth ...
Ed Southern (Editor), Jamestown Adventure, The: Accounts of the Virginia Colony, 1605–1614 (Blair, 2011) Jocelyn R. Wingfield, Virginia's True Founder: Edward Maria Wingfield and His Times (Booksurge, 2007) Benjamin Woolley, Savage Kingdom: The True Story of Jamestown, 1607, and the Settlement of America (Harper Perennial, 2008)
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 ...
William Farrar was born before April 28, 1583, [2] the date of his christening, in Croxton, Lincolnshire, England. [3] He was the 3rd son of John Farrar of Croxton [1] and London, Esquire, a wealthy merchant and landowner with various holdings in West Yorkshire, Lincolnshire, and Hertfordshire, [4] and Cecily Kelke, an heiress [5] and direct descendant of Edward III of England. [6]
Richard Lawrence Member of the House of Burgesses for James City County In office June 1676 Preceded by Edward Ramsey Succeeded by Edward Hill Personal details Born England Died Colony of Virginia Resting place unknown Spouse Dorothy Education Oxford University Richard Lawrence (before 1640 – after December 1676) was an Oxford University graduate who emigrated to the Virginia colony where ...
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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