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

Tennessee

Quadricentennial Plaza

— Jamestown Settlement —

Tennessee Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Don Morfe, August 17, 2016

1. Tennessee Marker

Inscription. Capital-Nashville

King Charles II of England included this territory in the Carolina grants made in 1663 and 1665. Following French explorations, Englishmen James Needham and Gabriel Arthur explored the region in 1673 and visited Cherokee Indian villages. The area went to the British following the French and Indian War and subsequently, pioneers moved into the area. After numerous disputes with North Carolina, Tennessee was officially organized as the “Territory of the U.S. South of the River Ohio” in 1790.

1540-Explored by Hernando de Soto for Spain
1769-Permanently settled by the English
1796-Admitted to the Union as the 16th state.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Colonial Era • Exploration • Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 1663.

Location. 37° 13.56′ N, 76° 46.98′ 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: Ohio (here, next to this marker); Louisiana (here, next to this marker); Kentucky (here,

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next to this marker); Vermont (here, next to this marker); Rhode Island (a few steps from this marker); Indiana (a few steps from this marker); North Carolina (a few steps from this marker); West 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 19, 2016. It was originally submitted on September 19, 2016, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. This page has been viewed 426 times since then and 10 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.