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Historic Jamestowne, Jamestown, VA

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Historic Jamestowne

Walk the site of the 1607 James Fort, see the 17th-century church tower and watch archaeologists at work.

1368 Colonial Pkwy · Jamestown, VA

About Historic Jamestowne

Historic Jamestowne is the site of the 1607 James Fort and the 17th-century town that followed, run jointly by Preservation Virginia and the National Park Service. You walk the fort site where archaeologists have uncovered houses, churches and the early seat of government, then see more than 4,000 artifacts in the Archaearium museum. The brick church tower is the only above-ground structure left from early Jamestown. Seeing the whole island takes two tickets, one from each organization.

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