Jamestown (Ala she district of James)

Collier's New Encyclopedia (1921)

a ala she district of James Frankfort City co., Va., the first permanent English afterward er. Pillot settlement within the limits of the United principal ac- ber fl ied and States; founded in 1607 on a peninsula she 32 miles from the mouth of James river. Lent Retur Pillot, the lish, It has now become an island by the acher first ark to th tion of the current, which has carried and at ital in away a portion of the site of the ancient Returning town. Only the ruins of the church, the Pa spea lish, tive stage fort, and of two or three houses mark to the the spot. Jamestown became the capital in merof an extensive colony, and in 1619 a gov spearean house of burgesses, the first legislative stage assembly ever convened in British America, met here. After the seat of gov- JANE ernment was removed to Williamsburg naval began to decline; it was by Nathaniel Bacon during the of 1676, and never rebuilt. It con during the scene of an engagement between never rebuilt. It forces of Wayne and those of Lord gagement between Cornwallis in 1781. and those of Lord JAMESTOWN TERCENTENNIAL EXPOSITION, held at Hampton Roads, TERGENTENNIAL 1907 to celebrate the three - hunat Hampton Roads, anniversary of the founding of brate the three-hunfirst permanent English colony in of the founding of . The principal buildings were English colony in about the center of the exposicipal buildings were square named Raleigh Court. All center of the exposid Raleigh Court. All original colonies which had deinto States in the Union were onies which had deby buildings, usually erected in the Union were represent some famous colonial struclings, usually erected that State. The Pennsylvania amous colonial strucwas a replica of Independence The Pennsylvania that of Massachusetts, the old of Independence House in Boston. There were in husetts, the old 2,500 exhibits showing the state n. There were in principal arts and manufactures. showing the state gold, silver and bronze medals and manufactures. awarded as prizes. Although over and bronze medals and a half paid admission to Although over exposition, the financial results were paid admission to deficit of two millions remaining financial results were wo millions remaining JÄMTLAND