Jamestown Island

Jamestown settlement, located on Jamestown Island which was in the Virginia Colony, was founded on May 14, 1607. It was originiannly founded It was founded by the London Company, which later became the Virginia Company. Most historians regard Jamestown as the first permanent English settlement in the New World. It followed earlier failed attempts at Roanoke, VA. Today, a National Park site, Historic Jamestowne is located at the original site of the Jamestown colony. Jamestown Settlement is a state-operated living-history museum adjacent to the original site. It takes a full day to tour the island and visit both attractions. Historic? Absolutely.
09/2007