History Travel - See Historic Jamestowne The Original Site

The founding of England's first permanent settlement in North America began as a story of intense struggle and the constant threat of failure. The "promised land" settled in 1607 proved to be swampy much of the year and a breeding ground for disease. Highly stressed, the colonists fought among themselves and soon managed to anger local Indians who had tried to befriend them. What's more, the worst drought in 770 years destroyed their crops. Although hundreds came from across the Atlantic, only 60 had survived here by the spring of 1610. Such was the "birthplace of America."

How could Jamestown have survived? Remarkably, it did; ultimately, it even prospered. For over 90 years, Jamestown served as the English colonial capital. But in 1698, its statehouse burned. After that, the capital was moved to nearby Middle Plantation, soon to be known as Williamsburg.

This is a fascinating place to visit. Significant parts of the original fort -- including wells, interior buildings, a warehouse and several pits -- have been identified. Archaeologists are still working at the site, and hundreds of the more than 2 million artifacts discovered to date are displayed at the new Visitor Center and at the Archaearium exhibition center. Near the park entrance are the remains of a 1608 furnace used in a failed attempt to make glass. Close by is Jamestown Glasshouse, where master craftsmen today produce glass objects using seventeenth-century techniques. At the fort site itself, the church's brick tower is still standing, now part of the Jamestown Memorial Church. Portions of the palisade have been re-constructed where the original posts stood 400 years ago. And, of course, talks by costumed interpreters and park rangers heighten the experience.

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