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          Jamestown, Virginia


          Jamestowne, Williamsburg

          Fort (1607) and Town (1619)

          The ruined tower of the 17th century Jamestown Church; the nave was reconstructed in 1907 on its original foundations

          Location of Jamestown in Virginia

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          ColonyColony of Virginia
          EstablishedMay 14, 1607
          AbandonedBriefly in 1610; again after 1699
          Founded byLondon Company
          Named forJames I

          The Jamestown settlement in the Colony of Virginia was the first permanent English settlement in the Americas.

          It was located on the northeast bank of the James River, about 2.5 mi (4 km) southwest of present-day Williamsburg. It was established by the London Company as "James Fort" on May 4, 1607 O.S. (May 14, 1607 N.S.), and considered permanent, after brief abandonment in 1610.

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