Historic Jamestowne Part of Colonial National Historical Park

Part of Colonial National Historical Park · VA · nps.gov page

Children In Nature Program at Historic Jamestowne — Interpretive ProgramPhoto: Park Ranger Roger W. Green

Walk in the steps of Captain John Smith and Pocahontas where a successful English colonization of North America began. Despite early struggles to survive, the 1607 settlement evolved into a prosperous colony. As the colony expanded, the Virginia Indians were pushed out of their homeland. In 1619, the arrival of Africans was recorded, marking the origin of slavery in English North America.

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Statue on a pedestal silhouetted against a sunset over a river — View from Historic JamestownePhoto: NPS Photo / Roger Green

Bacon's Rebellion — Living History ProgramPhoto: Park Ranger Linda Williams

A man in period clothing holding a handful of dried tobacco leaves speaks to seated visitors — Visitors to Historic Jamestowne listen to Anthony Johnson talk about freedom and enslavement in the 1600s.Photo: NPS Photo

Walking Tour — Historic Jamestowne's New TownePhoto: Park Ranger Roger Green

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