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

Massachusetts

Quadricentennial Plaza

— Jamestown Settlement —

Massachusetts Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Don Morfe, August 17, 2016

1. Massachusetts Marker

Inscription. One of the thirteen original colonies
Capital-Boston

A group of zealous Puritans known as the Separatists or “Pilgrims” left England and established a colony at Plymouth in New England in 1620. In 1626, a Puritan settlement was started at Salem, and by 1630 the Massachusetts Bay Colony was established. John Winthrop was elected governor and Boston was founded in 1630, becoming the capital. In 1643 the Bay Colony formed the New England Confederation with Plymouth, Connecticut and New Haven colonies for defense, which proved effective during King Philip’s War, 1675-6. In 1691, under King William and Queen Mary, the Plymouth, Massachusetts Bay, and Maine colonies were united and granted a new charter.

1602-Explored by Bartholemew Gosnold for England
1620-Permanently settled by the English
1788-Admitted to the Union as the 6th state.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Colonial Era • Exploration • Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 1620.

Location. 37° 13.571′ N, 76° 46.967′ 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.

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At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Maryland (here, next to this marker); Connecticut (here, next to this marker); South Carolina (here, next to this marker); Georgia (here, next to this marker); New Hampshire (a few steps from this marker); Oklahoma (a few steps from this marker); Utah (a few steps from this marker); Virginia (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 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on September 16, 2016, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. This page has been viewed 504 times since then and 18 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on September 16, 2016, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.