Historic Jamestown
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.Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
- Type: Tourist attraction
- Description: cultural heritage site in Virginia, Unityed States
- Also known as: “Historic Jamestowne” and “Historic Jamestowne - Visitor Center”
- Address: 1368 Colonial National Historic Parkway, Jamestown, VA 23081
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Jamestown Tercentennial Monument and Jamestown Church.
Jamestown Tercentennial Monument
Work of art
Photo: Fletcher6, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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 910 feet south of Historic Jamestown.
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. Jamestown Church is situated 1,100 feet south of Historic Jamestown.
Jamestown Settlement
Museum
Photo: Warfieldian, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Jamestown Settlement is a living history museum operated by the Commonwealth of Virginia, created in 1957 as Jamestown Festival Park for the 350th anniversary celebration. Jamestown Settlement is situated 1 mile northwest of Historic Jamestown.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Jamestown and Scotland.
Jamestown
Locality
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
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 Historic Jamestown.
Williamsburg
Photo: Humberto Moreno, CC BY 4.0.
Williamsburg is a city in southeast Virginia. 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 Williamsburg back to its former colonial glory.
Historic Jamestown
- Categories: National Historic Site and tourism
- Location: James City, Virginia, South, United States, North America
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Latitude
37.21122° or 37° 12′ 40″ northLongitude
-76.77707° or 76° 46′ 37″ westOpen location code
8795666F+F5OpenStreetMap ID
node 4365992695OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attractionWikidata ID
Q12060842
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In Other Languages
From Japanese to Latin—“Historic Jamestown” goes by many names.
- Japanese: “歴史的ジェームズタウン”
- Latin: “Iacobopolis Historica”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Historic Jamestowne Archaeology Museum and Governor Yeardly House.
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