Photos tagged as jamestown

Day 91 - Jamestown Stlmt, Fort Well

This is an example of a bucket for pulling water from a well

Date: 1 December 2007
Photographer: jl98584: gallery
Location: Jamestown, USA
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Day 91 - Jamestown Stlmt, Blacksmith

There was a blacksmith fairly early on in Fort James, but only to repair tools and armor.

Date: 1 December 2007
Photographer: jl98584: gallery
Location: Jamestown, USA
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Day 91 - Jamestown Stlmt, Armory

The initial settlement was a Fort populated by Soldiers.

Date: 1 December 2007
Photographer: jl98584: gallery
Location: Jamestown, USA
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Day 91 - Jamestown Stlmt, Fort Gate

At the Jamestown Settlement, the Fort walls were constructed from sawn lumber. Archeologists have since determined that split logs were used for the walls.

Date: 1 December 2007
Photographer: jl98584: gallery
Location: Jamestown, USA
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Day 91 - Jamestown Stlmt, Fort_Corner

The round corners have not been reconstructed at the Historic Jamestown site, but have been at the Jamestown Settlement.

Date: 1 December 2007
Photographer: jl98584: gallery
Location: Jamestown, USA
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Day 91 - Jamestown Ships, Susan Constant Stove

This is from the replica of the Susan Constant, the largest of the three ships carrying the first settlers to Jamestown in 1607

Date: 1 December 2007
Photographer: jl98584: gallery
Location: Jamestown, USA
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Day 91 - Jamestown Ships, Susan Constant Cabin

This is a replica of cabin where the 54 passengers stayed during the voyage to Jamestown in 1607

Date: 1 December 2007
Photographer: jl98584: gallery
Location: Jamestown, USA
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Day 89 - Jamestown, Swamp Bridge

This is the bridge from the visitors center to the original fort site. It crosses a pine and tar swamp

Date: 29 November 2007
Photographer: jl98584: gallery
Location: Jamestown, USA
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Day 89 - Jamestown, Ambler House Ruins

While built on the 1600's town site, these ruins are much newer. It was built in the 1750's for the tobacco plantation then located on James Island.

Date: 29 November 2007
Photographer: jl98584: gallery
Location: Jamestown, USA
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Day 89 - Jamestown, Spoon Handle

The handle is all that remains, but this 'Copeland Spoon' is one of the oldest pewter pieces that have been found that were actually made in America. The stamp indicates it was made in 1675 by Joseph Copeland in Chuckatuck, a settlement about 30 miles SE of Jamestown.

Date: 29 November 2007
Photographer: jl98584: gallery
Location: Jamestown, USA
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Day 89 - Jamestown, Mom at James River

We didn't start heading back from Historic Jamestown until dusk. Mom didn't let that stop her from collecting sand a little farther down the James River.

Date: 29 November 2007
Photographer: jl98584: gallery
Location: Jamestown, USA
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Day 89 - Jamestown, Pocohontas

Pocohontas married John Rolfe and travelled with him to England in 1616. She died there a year later.

Date: 29 November 2007
Photographer: jl98584: gallery
Location: Jamestown, USA
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Day 89 - Jamestown, Oven

This is an original bake oven from the fort.

Date: 29 November 2007
Photographer: jl98584: gallery
Location: Jamestown, USA
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Day 89 - Jamestown, Captain Smith

This is a recent copy (& colorization) of a 1616 drawing of Captain Smith. He left Jamestown in 1609, about seven years before this was drawn.

Date: 29 November 2007
Photographer: jl98584: gallery
Location: Jamestown, USA
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Day 89 - Jamestown, Deer

It was getting pretty dark, so I wasn't able to get a very clear shot, but there were quite a few deer on Jamestown Island.

Date: 29 November 2007
Photographer: jl98584: gallery
Location: Jamestown, USA
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Day 89 - Jamestown, Pocohontas Statue

This is one of two statues located at the site of the fort. The other is of Captain Smith.

Date: 29 November 2007
Photographer: jl98584: gallery
Location: Jamestown, USA
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Day 89 - Jamestown, Mom & I at Fort

It was very cold when the day started out, but got much nicer later. This section of the wall has been reconstructed exactly where the original 1607 wall stood.

Date: 29 November 2007
Photographer: jl98584: gallery
Location: Jamestown, USA
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Day 89 - Jamestown, Memorial Church

The newer portion of the building was constructed in the early 1900's on the original foundation and as closely as possible to what the 1640's church looked like. The tower on the left is from 1640, it is the only remaining structure from the 1600's on the island.

Date: 29 November 2007
Photographer: jl98584: gallery
Location: Jamestown, USA
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Day 89 - Jamestown, Fort Photo

In 1607, the colonists built a fort as depicted in this photo based on archeology. Some of the shoreline has since eroded.

Date: 29 November 2007
Photographer: jl98584: gallery
Location: Jamestown, USA
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Day 89 - Jamestown, Captain Smith Statue

While he remained in Jamestown only for two years, Capt Smith was instrumental in the survival of the struggling colony. He remained a big promoter of Virginia after returning to England and returned to map other parts of the NE coastline.