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

New Mexico

Quadricentennial Plaza

— Jamestown Settlement —

New Mexico Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Don Morfe, August 17, 2016

1. New Mexico Marker

Inscription. Capital-Santa Fe

The region was controlled by the Spanish and in 1609-10 Santa Fe was founded and became the colony’s capital. Mexico won its independence in 1821 and controlled the region after that. Most of New Mexico was acquired by the United States at the end of the Mexican War in 1848, and in 1850 the New Mexico Territory was established. In 1853, the United States bought the land which forms the present boundary with Mexico in the Gadsden Purchase.

1540-Explored by Francisco Vasquez de Coronado for Spain
1598-Settled by Spanish missionaries
1912-Admitted to the Union as the 47th state.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Colonial Era • Exploration • Settlements & Settlers.

Location. 37° 13.568′ N, 76° 46.959′ 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, 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: Arizona (here, next to this marker); Oklahoma (here, next to this marker); Alaska (here, next to this marker); Utah (here,

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next to this marker); Hawaii (here, next to this marker); First Poles (here, next to this marker); Wyoming (a few steps from this marker); Idaho (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 12, 2016. It was originally submitted on September 10, 2016, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. This page has been viewed 398 times since then and 7 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on September 10, 2016, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.