Jamestown Tercentennial Monument
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.Photo: Fletcher6, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Work of art
- Artwork type: statue
- Description: monument in Jamestown, Virginia, U.S
- Also known as: “Tercentenary Statue”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Historic Jamestown and Jamestown Church.
Historic Jamestown
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Historic Jamestown is the cultural heritage site that was the location of the 1607 James Fort and the later 17th-century town of Jamestown in America. It is located on Jamestown Island, on the James River at Jamestown, Virginia, and operated as a partnership between Preservation Virginia and the U.S. National Park Service as part of Colonial National Historical Park. Historic Jamestown is situated 910 feet north of Jamestown Tercentennial Monument.
Jamestown Church
Building
Photo: Rolfmueller, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Jamestown Church, also known as the Jamestown Memorial Church, is a historic church building located in the Mid-Atlantic U.S. state of Virginia, on the site of what was once Jamestown, the first permanent English settlement in the Americas, and the first capital of the Colony of Virginia.
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 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 Jamestown Tercentennial Monument.
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 Jamestown Tercentennial Monument.
Jamestown Tercentennial Monument
- Categories: obelisk and tourism
- Location: James City, Virginia, South, United States, North America
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Latitude
37.20875° or 37° 12′ 32″ northLongitude
-76.7775° or 76° 46′ 39″ westOpen location code
8795665C+FXOpenStreetMap ID
node 3677587044OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=artworkOpenStreetMap attribute
artwork_type=statueWikidata ID
Q118908100
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