Near Williamsburg in James City County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)

East Bulwark

Photographed by Pete Skillman, June 29, 2023

1. East Bulwark Marker

Inscription. Jamestown's fort palisade walls were build using materials and techniques like those used originally. The reconstruction follows the footprint of the original 1607 post holes identified during excavations without impacting the archaeological evidence still intact beneath the soil.

Special thanks to Mr. and Mrs. Donald W. Bogus and contributors to the Dr. William M. & Ellen B. Kelso Fund for Archaeology

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Anthropology & Archaeology • Colonial Era • Forts and Castles • Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 1607.

Location. 37° 12.485′ N, 76° 46.693′ W. Marker is near Williamsburg, Virginia, in James City County. It can be reached from Colonial National Historical Parkway 1½ miles south of Jamestown Road (Virginia Route 31). Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1371 Colonial Nat'l Historical Pkwy, Williamsburg VA 23185, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is on Virginia’s Peninsula,

in Coastal Virginia,

and in the Hampton Roads Metropolitan Area.

It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Upper South,

and in the Tidewater.

Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

one of the original Thirteen Colonies,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Barracks (a few steps from this marker); The First General Assembly of Virginia (a few steps from this marker); a different marker also named The Barracks (a few steps from this marker); The Tombs of James and Sarah Blair (within shouting

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distance of this marker); The Tombstones (within shouting distance of this marker); The Greate Road – An Early Highway pre-1607-1700s (within shouting distance of this marker); Church Tower (within shouting distance of this marker); Palisades (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Williamsburg.

Credits. This page was last revised on February 1, 2024. It was originally submitted on January 30, 2024, by Pete Skillman of Townsend, Delaware. This page has been viewed 192 times since then and 14 times this year. Photo 1. submitted on January 30, 2024, by Pete Skillman of Townsend, Delaware. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.

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