Historic Jamestowne Part of Colonial Historical Park – Virginia

PART OF COLONIAL NATIONAL HISTORICAL PARK

Historic Jamestowne

James City County, VA

Walk in the steps of Captain John Smith and Pocahontas where a successful English colonization of North America began. Despite early struggles to survive, the 1607 settlement evolved into a prosperous colony. As the colony expanded, the Virginia Indians were pushed out of their homeland. In 1619, the arrival of Africans was recorded, marking the origin of slavery in English North America.