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

South Carolina

Quadricentennial Plaza

— Jamestown Settlement —

South Carolina Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Don Morfe, August 17, 2016

1. South Carolina Marker

Inscription. One of the original colonies
Capital-Columbia

The Spanish attempted a settlement in 1526, but it was shortly abandoned. A group of French Huguenots established a colony on Parris Island in Port Royal Sound in 1562 which lasted about a year. Shortly, the Spanish built missions along the coast as far north as present-day Charleston. Claimed by England in 1663, the Carolinas were granted to a group of eight proprietors, and a colony was established in the southern part in 1670. In 1729 South Carolina became a royal colony.

1521-Explored by the Spanish
1670-Permanently settled by the English
1788-Admitted to the Union as the 8th state.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Colonial Era • Exploration • Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 1526.

Location. 37° 13.569′ N, 76° 46.97′ 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 Hampshire (here, next to this marker); Maryland (here, next to this marker); Massachusetts (here, next

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to this marker); Virginia (here, next to this marker); New York (a few steps from this marker); Connecticut (a few steps from this marker); Georgia (a few steps from this marker); North Carolina (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 19, 2016. It was originally submitted on September 17, 2016, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. This page has been viewed 397 times since then and 14 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on September 17, 2016, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.