UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Stewart L. Udall, Secretary
NATIONAL PARK SERVICE
Conrad L. Wirth, Director
HISTORICAL HANDBOOK NUMBER TWO
This publication is one of a series of handbooks describing thehistorical and archeological areas in the National Park Systemadministered by the National Park Service of the United StatesDepartment of the Interior. It is printed by the GovernmentPrinting Office and may be purchased from the Superintendent ofDocuments, Washington 25, D. C. Price 25 cents.
Jamestown, Virginia
THE TOWNSITE AND ITS STORY
By Charles E. Hatch, Jr.
The Seal of“His Majesties Council of Virginia”
The National Park Service
cooperating with
The Association for the Preservation of Virginia Antiquities
NATIONAL PARK SERVICE HISTORICAL HANDBOOK SERIES NO. 2
Washington, D. C., 1949 (Revised 1957)
This publication relates to JamestownIsland, Va. A portion of JamestownIsland is included in Colonial NationalHistorical Park and is administered by theNational Park Service of the United StatesDepartment of the Interior. JamestownNational Historic Site, the other portionof the island, is administered by the Associationfor the Preservation of VirginiaAntiquities. A cooperative agreement betweenthe Association and the Departmentof the Interior has been in effect since1940 providing for a unified program ofdevelopment for the whole JamestownIsland area.
Contents
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- THE STORY OF JAMESTOWN 2
- COLONIAL NATIONAL HISTORICAL PARK 36
- COLONIAL PARKWAY 36
- THE STUDY OF JAMESTOWN 36
- THE DEVELOPMENT OF JAMESTOWN 40
- GUIDE TO THE AREA 42
- HOW TO REACH JAMESTOWN 53
- ABOUT YOUR VISIT 53
- ADMINISTRATION 53
- SUGGESTED READINGS 54
The Memorial Cross at Cape Henry which marks the approximate siteof the first landing of the Jamestown colonists on American soil, April26, 1607.