Old Towne

Old Towne is an archaeological site in James City, Virginia. Old Towne is situated nearby to Voorhees Archaearium Archaeology Museum, as well as near the park Virginia Preservation Area.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Historic Jamestown and Jamestown Church.

Historic Jamestown

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Historic Jamestowne is the cultural heritage site that was the location of the 1607 James Fort and the later 17th-century town of Jamestown in America. Historic Jamestown is situated 1,000 feet northeast of Old Towne.

Jamestown Church

Building

Photo: Rolfmueller, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Jamestown Church, constructed in brick from 1639 onward, in Jamestown in the Mid-Atlantic state of Virginia, is one of the oldest surviving building remnants built by Europeans in the original Thirteen Colonies and in the United States overall. Jamestown Church is situated 570 feet southeast of Old Towne.

Jamestown Tercentennial Monument

Work of art

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The Jamestown Tercentennial Monument is an obelisk-shaped monument erected in Historic Jamestown in Jamestown, Virginia, commemorating the 300th anniversary of the Jamestown Colony. The monument was installed in 1907. Jamestown Tercentennial Monument is situated 740 feet southeast of Old Towne.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Jamestown and Scotland.

Jamestown

Locality

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The Jamestown settlement in the Colony of Virginia was the first permanent English settlement in the Americas. It was located, in what later became James City County, on the northeast bank of the James River, about 2.5 mi southwest of present-day Williamsburg.

Scotland

Village

Photo: Ser Amantio di Nicolao, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Scotland also known as Scotland Wharf is a census-designated place in Surry County, Virginia, United States. As of the 2020 census, Scotland had a population of 153. Scotland is situated 2 miles south of Old Towne.

Surry

Village

Photo: Ser Amantio di Nicolao, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Surry is an incorporated town in Surry County, Virginia, United States. As of the 2020 census, Surry had a population of 208. It is the county seat of Surry County. Its name is derived from the county of Surrey in England. Surry is situated 6 miles southwest of Old Towne.

Old Towne

Type: Archaeological site
Categories: historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
Location: James City, Virginia, South, United States, North America
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Latitude

37.20958° or 37° 12′ 35″ north

Longitude

-76.77982° or 76° 46′ 47″ west

Open location code

8795665C+R3

OpenStreetMap ID

node 3677572031

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=archaeological_site

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