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Jamestown in the American eye: a colony and its commemorations.(THE NATION)(Jamestown, Virginia)(Viewpoint essay)
EVENTS larger than oneself sometimes jostle awake a feeling of awe--my heart atwitter, this must have been the cause, for little could seem as momentous as last month's celebration of the 400th anniversary of Jamestown, Va., the oldest permanent Anglophone settlement in America.
The importance of the May 1607 landfall of 104 men and boys has long been recognized, and its commemoration has a history of its own. In 1907, one million people streamed to Virginia, where Teddy Roosevelt praised the kernel of American ingenuity found in the early colony. In 1957 Jamestown was made out to be "a mammoth undertaking, even though launched by a daring and courageous people ...
- Jamestown, Virginia: How To Make History Cool.
- Magazine article from: Newsweek April 30, 2007 700+ words
...little we knew about Jamestown's founders--sent by London's Virginia Company to dig for...her new book "The Jamestown Project," the...Indians. By the time Jamestown gave way to Williamsburg as Colonial Virginia's capital (1699...
- A first in America.(Jamestown, Virginia)
- Magazine article from: Dig Neely, Paula October 1, 2005 700+ words
...River) and name it Jamestown, after their king, James I. The Virginia Company (See DIG...until the 1680s. Virginia became a crown colony in 1624, and Jamestown served as its capital...NOTE: The name Jamestown has a final "e...Jamestowne. Dig Data The Virginia Company was formed...
- At work and play.(Jamestown, Virginia)(Brief article)
- Magazine article from: Cobblestone DeAngelis, Gina Kerr, Molly September 1, 2006 700+ words
...children. Sir Thomas Gates, Virginia's new governor, was...on his return trip to Jamestown in 1611. After his wife died en route to Virginia, however, Gates immediately...cleaning. Everyone in Jamestown was expected to contribute...
- The first Poles in America.(Jamestown, Virginia)
- Magazine article from: Cobblestone Day, Nancy September 1, 2006 700+ words
...English made plans to colonize Virginia in the late 1500s, they realized...or Polonians--arrived in Jamestown in October 1608 aboard English...important to the success of the Jamestown settlement that the Virginia Company of London countries...
- The English arrive.(Jamestown, Virginia)(Brief article)
- Magazine article from: Appleseeds Cregan, Elizabeth September 1, 2006 700+ words
...the islands and sailed north toward Virginia. After a violent storm, they entered...dropped anchor At a spot they would call Jamestown Island. The rest, as they say, is history. Virginia and Jamestown are names the English gave to places...
- Meet Thomas and Susannah Bridges.(of Jamestown, Virginia)(Diary entry)
- Magazine article from: Appleseeds Trippe-McRee, K. September 1, 2006 700+ words
...you'll see that life in Jamestown was not easy, especially...came from England, but I am Virginia-born. Father died fighting...drink than the foul water of Jamestown, which sickens many. 21...this year 1650. I sailed to Virginia when I was little. Now my...
- Before and After Jamestown: Virginia's Powhatans and Their Predecessors.(Book...
- Magazine article from: Journal of Southern History Hatfield, April L. November 1, 2003 700+ words
...relations with the state of Virginia. In its treatment of the...of race, particularly as Virginia officials attempted to force...more. While Before and After Jamestown represents an important synthesis...even the most tolerant: "Virginia's Indian people are very...
- The forgotten colony: the short-lived Popham Colony on Maine's rugged coast has...
- Magazine article from: National Parks Fordney, Chris April 1, 2002 700+ words
...jug was unearthed at Jamestown in Virginia. These 17th-century...few years after the Jamestown discovery, archaeologists...the same year as the Jamestown expedition. The venture...sturdy sailboat, the Virginia, to explore the coast...
