Jamestown, Virginia National Historic Site: The Townsite and Its Story

Hatch CE. 1949. Jamestown, Virginia National Historic Site: The Townsite and Its Story. Historical Handbook Series. No. 2. National Park Service. Washington, D.C.

Jamestown is the site of the first permanent English settlement in America [1607], the point at which the first representative legislative assembly convened [1619] to set a pattern for self government in America, the locale of stirring events in Bacon's Rebellion [1676—77], and the capital of the Colony of Virginia for 92 years [1607—99].

Type
Published Report
Authors
Hatch, Charles
Date of Issue
1949
Publisher
National Park Service
Units
COLP , HIST , JAME
Keywords
Administration, Cultural Resources, ehistory, Guide, History, Jamestown

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