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

Jamestown

Photographed by Bernard Fisher, May 15, 2010

1. Jamestown Marker

Inscription. Across the swamp lies Jamestown Island. Powhatan Creek below you, takes its name from the Indian Chief. To the right is Glasshouse Point, place of early glassmaking and later a part of the suburb of "James Cittie".

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Indigenous Peoples and Communities • Settlements & Settlers.

Location. 37° 13.347′ N, 76° 47′ W. Marker is in Williamsburg, Virginia, in James City County. It can be reached from Colonial National Historic Parkway half a mile south of Jamestown Road (Virginia Route 31). Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: 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,

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

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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: Interpreting the Glasshouse (about 700 feet away, measured in a direct line); Original Glasshouse, 1608 (about 700 feet away); An Ancient Road (about 700 feet away); The Glasshouse (approx. 0.2 miles away); At Jamestown Began: (approx. 0.2 miles away); James Fort (approx. 0.2 miles away); Boatbuilding (approx. 0.2 miles away); Fishing (approx. 0.2 miles away).

Also see . . . Colonial Parkway. (Submitted on May 15, 2010.)

Jamestown Marker at Powhatan Creek image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Bernard Fisher, May 15, 2010

2. Jamestown Marker at Powhatan Creek

Credits. This page was last revised on November 9, 2021. It was originally submitted on May 15, 2010, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia. This page has been viewed 923 times since then and 20 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on May 15, 2010, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia.