Jamestown Settlement

Board full-size replicas of the 1607 ships, explore a recreated James Fort and Powhatan village, and see 17th-century artifacts.

2110 Jamestown Rd · Williamsburg, VA

About Jamestown Settlement

Jamestown Settlement is a living history museum run by the Commonwealth of Virginia next to Historic Jamestowne, founded in 1957 as Jamestown Festival Park. You can climb aboard full-size replicas of the Susan Constant, Godspeed and Discovery, the ships that brought colonists in 1607. Costumed interpreters work in a recreated James Fort and Powhatan village, and the galleries show more than 500 artifacts.

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#colonial history
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#native american history
#historic triangle

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