Jamestown Settlement

Since it has rained the past few days, we have not had much outdoor activity beyond Pickleball.  So we were very excited to have sunshine today, and took advantage of it by visiting Jamestown.

  The Jamestown Settlement began in 1607, which was thirteen years before the Pilgrims landed at Plymouth Rock.

 From the website:

"a group of 104 English men and boys began a settlement on the banks of Virginia's James River. They were sponsored by the Virginia Company of London, whose stockholders hoped to make a profit from the resources of the New World. The community suffered terrible hardships in its early years, but managed to endure, earning the distinction of being America's first permanent English colony.

Today at Jamestown Settlement, the story of the people who founded Jamestown and of the Virginia Indians they encountered is told through film, gallery exhibits and living history. "