ORIGIN STORY Step Into America’s Origin Story Jamestown, Williamsburg, and Yorktown represent three key chapters of America’s early history. Explore each one to trace the path to America’s momentous founding. The Settlement HISTORIC JAMESTOWNE G U I DE T O AM ER ICA250 Established in 1607, Historic Jamestowne is the original site of the first permanent English settlement in North America. Stroll the James Fort site, where a statue of Captain John Smith stands sentinel over the James River. Then step inside the Memorial Church, peer into archaeological dig sites, and see artifacts uncovered here in the award-winning Archaearium. 4
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