Glass Point in Jamestown in James City County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)
Glasshouse Ruins
Photographed by Tracy Andersen Roberts, July 3, 2026
1. Glasshouse Ruins Marker
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Anthropology & Archaeology • Colonial Era • Industry & Commerce • Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 1608.
Location. 37° 13.249′ N, 76° 47.08′ W. Marker is in Jamestown, Virginia, in James City County. It is in Glass Point. It can be reached from Colonial National Historical Parkway 0.6 miles south of Jamestown Road (Virginia Route 31), on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Jamestown VA 23081, 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, in the Tidewater, and on the Eastern Seaboard. 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: Original Glasshouse, 1608 (here, next to this marker); Interpreting the Glasshouse (a few steps from this marker); An Ancient Road (within shouting distance of this marker); The Glasshouse (within shouting distance of this marker); Glassmaking - 1608 (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Jamestown (about 700 feet away); Boatbuilding (about 700 feet away); Fishing (about 800 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Jamestown.
Also see . . . National Park Service entry, "Jamestown Glasshouse".
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Visitors can see the remains of the original furnaces used by those early glassblowers and watch as modern glassblowers produce wine bottles, pitchers, candleholders and various other glass objects.(Submitted on July 18, 2026, by Tracy Andersen Roberts of Atlanta, Georgia.)
Photographed by Tracy Andersen Roberts, July 3, 2026
2. marker shown in front of enclosure of ruins
Photographed by Tracy Andersen Roberts, July 3, 2026
3. furnace ruins of the original Glasshouse
Credits. This page was last revised on September 1, 2026. It was originally submitted on July 18, 2026, by Tracy Andersen Roberts of Atlanta, Georgia. This page has been viewed 20 times since then. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on July 18, 2026, by Tracy Andersen Roberts of Atlanta, Georgia. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.
