Jamestown in James City County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)
Arizona
Capital-Phoenix
Quadricentennial Plaza
| | Jamestown Settlement | |
Photographed by Don Morfe, August 17, 2016
1. Arizona Marker
Spanish Jesuits organized missions in the area after 1700, but Spain did not establish settlements until 1775-76 with the founding of Tucson. When Mexico won its independence from Spain in 1821, the area was controlled by Mexico. Most of the area was annexed by the United States at the end of the Mexican War in 1848, and the southern portion of the territory was added by the Gadsden Purchase of 1853, forming the New Mexico Territory. The state was formed from the Arizona Territory, organized in 1863.
1539-Explored by Marcos de Niza and Francisco Vasques de Coronado for Spain
1700s-Permanently settled by Spanish missionaries
1912-Admitted to the Union as the 48th state.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Exploration • Settlements & Settlers • War, Mexican-American. A significant historical year for this entry is 1700.
Location. 37° 13.569′ N, 76° 46.958′ 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: New Mexico (here, next to this marker); Alaska (here, next to this marker); Hawaii
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Photographed by Don Morfe, August 17, 2016
2. Quadricentennial Plaza-North
Photographed by Don Morfe, August 17, 2016
3. Quadricentennial Plaza-South
Photographed by Don Morfe, August 17, 2016
4. Jamestown Settlement Visitor Center
Credits. This page was last revised on December 3, 2024. It was originally submitted on September 15, 2016, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. This page has been viewed 536 times since then and 24 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on September 15, 2016, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
