In 1607, 104 English settlers picked the worst possible spot to build America’s first permanent colony. The 104 original ...

Despite this organized start, the settlement soon experienced some serious crises. First of all, Jamestown was situated right in the middle of Powhatan territory. The 14,000 Indigenous people felt ...

That would mean that even before the first permanent English settlement at Jamestown, the American melting pot already was bubbling with a diverse genetic mixture of English and Native Americans ...

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Whether they know it or not, many Virginians trace their roots to early English settlements like Jamestown and Henricus.

if only more laborers could be brought to the colony to clear land and cultivate the crops. The Virginia Company recruited more men and women, and in 1617, the first shipment of tobacco was sent ...

But Jamestown proved to be neither paradise nor gold mine. In the heat of that first summer at the mosquito-infested settlement, 46 of the colonists died of fever, starvation or Indian arrows.

The settlement they established at Jamestown gave the English their first enduring toehold in the New World and wrote the opening chapter of our national narrative. The 400th anniversary of that ...

Jamestown had its first casualty of the Spanish-American War in April 1899: Lt. Dorman Baldwin, of Company H. North Dakota Volunteers received what was described as a serious wound to the leg in an ...

the first official English Thanksgiving in North America, and the entrepreneurial and innovative spirit of the Virginia Colony.

This hub of American colonial history features cobblestone streets, botanical gardens, theme parks—and a 300-acre living history museum. Here’s our guide to where to stay, what to eat, and what to do.

The original structure was built in 1608, when settlers first arrived at the colony. Travelers can get ... something from the gift shop. Located in Jamestown, about 6 miles southeast of ...