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

South Dakota

Quadricentennial Plaza

— Jamestown Settlement —

South Dakota Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Don Morfe, August 17, 2016

1. South Dakota Marker

Inscription. Capital-Pierre

The Dakotas became a part of the United States as a result of the Louisiana Purchase in 1803. Fur traders moved into the area following the Lewis and Clark expedition in 1804. The state was formed from the 1861 Dakota Territory, which grew in population with the discovery of gold in the Black Hills in 1874.

1743-Explored by the Verendrye brothers for France
1817-Permanently settled by fur traders
1889-Admitted to the Union as the 40th state.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Colonial Era • Exploration • Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 1803.

Location. 37° 13.561′ N, 76° 46.968′ W. Marker is in Jamestown, Virginia, in James City County. It is on Jamestown Road. The marker is located near the Jamestown Settlement Visitor Center. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 2110 Jamestown Road, 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,

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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: Montana (here, next to this marker); North Dakota (here, next to this marker); Washington (here, next to this marker); Colorado (here, next to this marker); Nebraska (a few steps from this marker); Idaho (a few steps from this marker); Wyoming (a few steps from this marker); New York (a few steps from this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Jamestown.

Quadricentennial Plaza-North image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Don Morfe, August 17, 2016

2. Quadricentennial Plaza-North

Quadricentennial Plaza-South image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Don Morfe, August 17, 2016

3. Quadricentennial Plaza-South

Jamestown Settlement Visitor Center image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Don Morfe, August 17, 2016

4. Jamestown Settlement Visitor Center

Credits. This page was last revised on September 15, 2016. It was originally submitted on September 8, 2016, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. This page has been viewed 633 times since then and 29 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on September 8, 2016, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.