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It was the first permanent English settlement in the United States. It was founded in 1607 on the banks of the James River on a peninsula, in what is now James City County, Virginia.

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In 1676, Jamestown was deliberately burned during Bacon's Rebellion, though it was quickly rebuilt. In 1699, the colonial capital was moved to what is today Williamsburg, Virginia; Jamestown ceased to exist as a settlement, and remains today only as an archaeological site, Jamestown Rediscovery

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In 1607, 104 English men and boys arrived in North America to start a settlement. On May 13 they picked Jamestown, Virginia for their settlement, which was named after their King, James I. The settlement became the first permanent English settlement in North America

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Even after 400 years, a visit to Jamestown is still an adventure, but not as challenging as it was for settlers of the first permanent English colony in America in 1607. The story is complex, and most fully experienced by a visit to two compelling attractions

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Poor water quality almost destroyed the Jamestown colony. Most colonists were dead within two years. Between 1609 and 1610 the population dropped from 500 to 60, and the colony was nearly abandoned, an episode known as "starving time"

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Sky's 'Jamestown' Is Based On A Very Real — But Pretty Wild — Historical Event. The Sky period drama Jamestown tells the story of the first English settlement in America.

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Archaeologists in Jamestown, Va. have uncovered the first physical evidence of cannibalism in one of America's earliest colonies. The cannibalism, they believe, occurred during the winter of 1609-1610, the so-called "starving time" at Jamestown, when lean conditions and disease killed off more than 200 settlers.

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10 Things You May Not Know About the Jamestown Colony

The original settlers were all men. ...

Drinking water likely played a role in the early decimation of the settlement. ...

Bodies were buried in unmarked graves to conceal the colony's decline in manpower. ...

The settlers resorted to cannibalism during the “starving time.”

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Jamestown matters because in its 92 years it incubated the free enterprise, race relations, democratic government and Protestant religion that dominate American culture today. "When I tried to argue that we were important because we were first, I would get challenged.

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The arrival of the enslaved Africans in the New World marks a beginning of two and a half centuries of slavery in North America. Founded at Jamestown in 1607, the Virginia Colony was home to about 700 people by 1619.

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Can you visit Jamestown without a ticket?

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Can you visit Jamestown without a ticket?

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Historic Jamestown is part of Colonial National Park, part of the National Park Service, so an admission fee or a National Park Pass is required.

Can you visit Jamestown without a ticket?

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Who were the first white settlers in America?

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Who were the first white settlers in America?

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Before Columbus

We know now that Columbus was among the last explorers to reach the Americas, not the first. Five hundred years before Columbus, a daring band of Vikings led by Leif Eriksson set foot in North America and established a settlement.

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John Smith saved the colony from starvation. He told colonists that they must work in order to eat. John Rolfe had the colony plant and harvest tobacco, which became a cash crop and was sold to Europe.

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The Jamestown Settlement is a perfect place to start with your exploration of Jamestown. The important thing to recognize is that this 46-acre site is a living history museum with recreations of the Jamestown Fort, Powhatan Indian Village, and three ships — not the actual site of the original settlement.

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Are Jamestown and Williamsburg the same?

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Are Jamestown and Williamsburg the same?

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Jamestown eventually prospered and served as the capital of the Virginia colony until 1699, when the capital was moved to what became Williamsburg. After that, Jamestown declined in significance and eventually reverted to a small farming community. Williamsburg remained the capital of Virginia until 1780.