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Day 96 - Henricus, Entering Fort
Our guide, Lindsay is letting us into the Fort. Henricus is the second permanent town founded in America by the English, although it only lasted from 1611 to 1622.
- Date: 6 December 2007
- Photographer: jl98584: gallery
- Location: Petersburg, USA: gallery
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Day 96 - Henricus, Lindsay the Guide
Lindsay has been a guide for various historic reconstructions for many years and really plays the part well.
- Date: 6 December 2007
- Photographer: jl98584: gallery
- Location: Petersburg, USA: gallery
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Day 96 - Henricus, Scraping_Hide
Deer hides were prepared by scraping the fur off with a shell or other sharp object. I gave it a try (albiet a very short effort)
- Date: 6 December 2007
- Photographer: jl98584: gallery
- Location: Petersburg, USA: gallery
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Day 96 - Henricus, Yehawkan Int
Lindsay is explaining how the Powhatan natives lived.
- Date: 6 December 2007
- Photographer: jl98584: gallery
- Location: Petersburg, USA: gallery
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Day 96 - Henricus, Farm House_Int_
This house reflects how a farmer might have lived in early Henricus. It may be quite similar to the one John Rolfe and Pocahontas lived in.
- Date: 6 December 2007
- Photographer: jl98584: gallery
- Location: Petersburg, USA: gallery
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Day 96 - Henricus, Barracks_Int_
Henricus was primarily a military outpost, so would have had a compliment of soldiers and armor.
- Date: 6 December 2007
- Photographer: jl98584: gallery
- Location: Petersburg, USA: gallery
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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: gallery
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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: gallery
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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: gallery
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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: gallery
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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: gallery
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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: gallery
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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: gallery
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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: gallery
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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: gallery
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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: gallery
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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: gallery
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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.
- Date: 29 November 2007
- Photographer: jl98584: gallery
- Location: Jamestown, USA: gallery
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Day 89 - Jamestown, Memorial Church Back
This is a 1900's replica, but is based on drawings of the original 1640's church.
- Date: 29 November 2007
- Photographer: jl98584: gallery
- Location: Jamestown, USA: gallery
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Day 89 - Jamestown, Memorial
This is located about 50 yards from where the fort was actually located.
- Date: 29 November 2007
- Photographer: jl98584: gallery
- Location: Jamestown, USA: gallery
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Day 89 - Jamestown, Fort Corner
The Park Service has erected the framework showing how the original huts were constructed.
- Date: 29 November 2007
- Photographer: jl98584: gallery
- Location: Jamestown, USA: gallery
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Day 89 - Jamestown, Early_Well
This has been dated to at least 1625 if not earlier, making it one of the earliest wells at the fort.
- Date: 29 November 2007
- Photographer: jl98584: gallery
- Location: Jamestown, USA: gallery
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Day 89 - Jamestown, Typical House Painting
Of course, none of the original structures exist any more, but archeologists have been able to determine how they were built.
- Date: 29 November 2007
- Photographer: jl98584: gallery
- Location: Jamestown, USA: gallery
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Day 89 - Jamestown, Early House Foundation
This is about all that's left of some of the earlier homes such as in the Painting. They had started manufacturing bricks and using them for fireplaces and hearths.
- Date: 29 November 2007
- Photographer: jl98584: gallery
- Location: Jamestown, USA: gallery
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Day 89 - Jamestown, Church_Tower
This is a more detailed shot of the only remaining 1600's structure on James Island, the church tower built around 1640.
- Date: 29 November 2007
- Photographer: jl98584: gallery
- Location: Jamestown, USA: gallery
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