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Jamestown Colony

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The Jamestown settlement in the Colony of Virginia was the first permanent English settlement in the Americas. It was located on the east bank of the Powhatan (James) River about 2.5 mi (4 km) southwest of the center of modern Williamsburg. William Kelso writes that Jamestown "is where the British Empire began". It was established by the Virginia Company of London as "James Fort" on May 4, 1607 O.S.;(May 14, 1607 N.S.), and was considered permanent after brief abandonment in 1610. It followed several failed attempts, including the Lost Colony of Roanoke, established in 1585 on Roanoke Island. Jamestown served as the capital of the colony of Virginia for 83 years, from 1616 until 1699.
    • Settlement 

    • 1607–1609: Arrival and beginning 

    • 1609–1610: Starving Time and Third Supply 

    • 1610–1624: Rising fortunes 

    • 1624–1699: Later years 

    • Aftermath and preservation 

    • American Civil War 

    • Preservation and early archaeology 

    • Present day 

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    • Jamestown Settlement 

    • 200th anniversary (1807) 

    • 250th anniversary (1857) 

    • 300th anniversary (1907): Jamestown Exposition 

    • 350th Anniversary (1957): Jamestown Festival 

    • 400th anniversary: Jamestown 2007 

    • 2019 Commemoration 

    • In popular culture