Historic Jamestown, located a few miles from Jamestown Settlement, is the location of the original Jamestown colony.
There isn’t as much to do at the Historic Jamestown as there is at Jamestown Settlement. There aren’t any boats to climb on. There aren’t any Indian huts to explore. The fort is a little more than an outline on the ground.
But…
You can look out at river, the former lifeline to England, and imagine what it would have been like to be John Smith waiting for supplies to arrive.
You can see the spot where Pocahontas and John Rolfe where most likely married.
You can see graves of the early settlers who braved the New World for better or for worse.
You can imagine the defeat felt by the Powhatan indians as they were pushed out of their lands.
You can walk where the first Africans arrived as slaves in 1619 and think of the devastation that would follow.
You can sit and take in the significance of the spot where the United States, the great melting pot, began.
Historic Jamestown is a beautiful and moving place.
Love and Laughter,
Jenn
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