Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
Godspeed was one of the three ships on the 1606–1607 voyage to the New World for the English Virginia Company of London which resulted in the founding of Jamestown in the new Colony of Virginia. Captained by Bartholomew Gosnold , she was joined by the Susan Constant and Discovery on the journey.
Jamestown is a city in southern Chautauqua County, New York, United States.The population was 28,712 at the 2020 census.Situated between Lake Erie to the north and the Allegheny National Forest to the south, Jamestown is the largest city in the county.
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.
In addition, availability alone fails to explain the general popularity of New England-built tonnage in other colonies. Cost may have been the decisive factor. After all, among the American colonies, New England shipyards produced the most tonnage and often had the lowest building rates. Convenience must have been an important attraction also.
Seaflower (or Sea Flower) was the name of several sailing ships operating in the Atlantic Ocean and Caribbean Sea in the 1600s and 1700s. The first Seaflower, regarded as sister ship to the Mayflower, [1] also transported settlers to the New World, specifically to Jamestown, Virginia, colony in 1621.
The district encompasses 103 contributing buildings in the central business district of Jamestown. The district developed between about 1873 and 1956, and includes buildings in a variety of architectural styles including Italianate , Gothic Revival , Second Empire , Romanesque Revival , Classical Revival , Renaissance Revival , and Art Deco .
Some high-profile names have been confirmed to attend President-elect Donald Trump's inauguration on Monday, including Tesla CEO and SpaceX founder Elon Musk and Grammy-award-winning singer Carrie ...
Susan Constant (or Sarah Constant) was the largest of three ships of the English Virginia Company on the 1606–1607 voyage that resulted in the founding of Jamestown in the new Colony of Virginia. Captained by Christopher Newport , she was joined by the Discovery and Godspeed .