Captain John Smith Chesapeake National Historic Trail – District of Columbia

NATIONAL HISTORIC TRAIL

Captain John Smith Chesapeake

Various States VA,MD,DE,DC,PA,NY

Four hundred years ago Englishman John Smith and a small crew of adventurers set out in an open boat to explore the Chesapeake Bay. Between 1607 and 1609 Smith and his crew mapped nearly 3,000 miles of the Bay and rivers and documented American Indian communities. Smith’s map and journals are a remarkable record of the 17th-century Chesapeake. Come join the adventure on the Chesapeake Bay!