James Fort

James Fort is a fort in , . James Fort is situated nearby to the ship , as well as near .

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Jamestown Settlement and Historic Jamestown.

Museum
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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 990 feet northeast of James Fort.

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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. is situated 1 mile southeast of James Fort.

Work of art
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The is an obelisk-shaped monument erected in in Jamestown, , commemorating the 300th anniversary of the Jamestown Colony. The monument was installed in 1907. is situated 1 mile southeast of James Fort.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Jamestown and Scotland.

Locality
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The 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 , about 2.5 mi southwest of present-day .

Village
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also known as Wharf is a census-designated place in , , United States. As of the 2020 census, had a population of 153. is situated 2½ miles south of James Fort.

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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.

James Fort

Latitude
37.22268° or 37° 13′ 22″ north
Longitude
-76.78633° or 76° 47′ 11″ west
Open location code
879566F7+3F
Open­Street­Map ID
way 301682170
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­fort
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