Still, the western side of the settlement was disappearing ... engaged in cannibalism to survive the winter. This is one of the many dark secrets about Jamestown that are seldom discussed.

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

On the first day that the English landed at Virginia's Cape Henry -- still several weeks before they were to pick the site of there new settlement, Jamestown ... die over the winter of 1609-1610.

The survival of Jamestown—established ... their small rude settlement just a dozen miles from the center of Powhatan's confederacy. In the midst of their first long winter, with insufficient ...

Famine struck during the winter of 1609-1610 ... The dream of fortune had turned into a deadly nightmare. • Jamestown settlement • English saved by Native Americans Not willing to give ...

S. became a democracy. Begin your visit chronologically, starting at Jamestown Settlement, an interactive museum with recreations of a fort, Powhatan Indian village and three English trading ships ...