Museum Mile
Visit America's First Permanent Colony at Jamestown Settlement
- Item Number
- 144
- Estimated Value
- 40 USD
- Sold
- 21 USD to imdaman1964
- Number of Bids
- 7 - Bid History
Item Description
Visit America's first permanent English colony with two combo tickets to the Jamestown Settlement and Yorktown Victory Center. Jamestown Settlement recreates America's first permanent English colony through exhibits, a Powhatan Indian village, replica ships, and James Fort. The Yorktown Victory Center chronicles the American Revolution through galleries and features a period encampment and a 1780s farm. At both museums costumed interpreters are guides to the past and assist in hand-on activities. Enjoy Virginia's rich history!
In 1607, 13 years before the Pilgrims landed in Massachusetts, a group of 104 English men and boys began a settlement on the banks of Virginia's James River. They were sponsored by the Virginia Company of London, whose stockholders hoped to make a profit from the resources of the New World. The community suffered terrible hardships in its early years, but managed to endure, earning the distinction of being America's first permanent English colony.
Today at Jamestown Settlement, the story of the people who founded Jamestown and of the Virginia Indians they encountered is told through film, gallery exhibits and living history. Expansive gallery exhibits and an introductory film trace Jamestown's beginnings in England and the first century of the Virginia colony and describe the cultures of the Powhatan Indians, Europeans and Africans who converged in 1600s Virginia. Outdoors, visitors can board replicas of the three ships that sailed from England to Virginia in 1607, explore life-size re-creations of the colonists' fort and a Powhatan village, and tour a seasonal riverfront discovery area to learn about European, Powhatan and African economic activities associated with water. In the outdoor areas, costumed historical interpreters describe and demonstrate daily life in the early 17th century.
Item Special Note
Tickets may be redeemed at either the Yorktown Victory Center or Jamestown Settlement and do not need to be used on the same day. Tickets expire August 13, 2013.
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