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

Vermont

Quadricentennial Plaza

— Jamestown Settlement —

Vermont Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Don Morfe, August 17, 2016

1. Vermont Marker

Inscription. Capital-Montpelier

English colonists from nearby Massachusetts established the first permanent settlement in 1724. Following a dispute over the territory between New Hampshire and New York, King George III granted it to New York. New Hampshire settlers rebelled under the leadership of Ethan Allen, and in 1777, Vermont seceded from New York and became an independent republic, until its admission to the Union in 1791. Vermont’s constitution of 1777 was the first to provide for universal suffrage and the prohibition of slavery.

1609-Explored by Samuel de Champlain for France
1724-Permanently settled by the English.
1791-Admitted to the Union as the 14th state.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Colonial Era • Exploration • Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 1724.

Location. 37° 13.562′ N, 76° 46.977′ 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: Kentucky (here, next to this marker); Rhode Island (here, next to this marker); North Carolina

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(here, next to this marker); Tennessee (here, next to this marker); Ohio (here, next to this marker); New York (a few steps from this marker); Louisiana (a few steps from this marker); Colorado (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

Photographed by Don Morfe, August 17, 2016

3. Vermont Marker

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 19, 2016, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. This page has been viewed 488 times since then and 15 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on September 19, 2016, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.