Jamestown Church

Jamestown Church, also known as the Jamestown Memorial Church, is a historic church building located in the U.S. state of , on the site of what was once , the first permanent English settlement in the Americas, and the first capital of the Colony of Virginia.
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  • Type: Church
  • Description: historic church in Virginia, United States
  • Also known as: Jamestown Presbyterian Church

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Jamestown Settlement and Jamestown High School.

Museum
is a living history museum operated by the Commonwealth of Virginia, created in 1957 as Jamestown Festival Park for the 350th anniversary celebration. is situated 2 miles southwest of Jamestown Church.

School building
is a public secondary school at 3751 John Tyler Highway in , just outside . The school opened in 1997, becoming the second of three high schools in the county. is situated 1¼ miles west of Jamestown Church.

School
Walsingham Academy is an independent Catholic school in . It was founded in 1947 and is administered by the Sisters of Mercy of Merion, Pennsylvania. is situated 2 miles east of Jamestown Church.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Jamestown and Williamsburg.

Locality
The settlement in the Colony of Virginia was the first permanent English settlement in the Americas. It was located on the northeast bank of the , about 2.5 mi southwest of present-day . is situated 3 miles south of Jamestown Church.

is a city in southeast . Settled in 1632, it was the capital of Virginia from 1699 to 1779 and in 1926, John D. Rockefeller Jr commissioned a restoration project to bring back to its former colonial glory.

Village
also known as Wharf is a census-designated place in , , United States. The population as of the 2010 Census was 203. is situated 5 miles south of Jamestown Church.

Jamestown Church

Latitude
37.25376° or 37° 15′ 14″ north
Longitude
-76.76579° or 76° 45′ 57″ west
Elevation
82 feet (25 metres)
Open location code
8795763M+GM
Geo­Names ID
4766515
Wiki­data ID
Q6146203
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