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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMUFU_burial_Williamsburg-VA.html
Burial of a European man, estimated age mid-thirties, interred with a captain's leading staff. This is likely the grave of Captain Bartholomew Gosnold, the "prime moving" force here at Jamestown.Visit the Archaearium to learn more.
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMUFT_well_Williamsburg-VA.html
This well was in use in the first quarter of the 17th century, dating to the early years of Jamestown. When no longer usable, wells were used as a place to put garbage. This added many unwanted item, mixing with the few items that had been uninten…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMQXV_james-fort_Williamsburg-VA.html
The English settlers in Virginia soon built a fort in order to protect themselves from raids by the Spanish and local Indians. The fort re-created here was described by an English settler in 1610 as triangular in shape with walls of planks and pos…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMQXU_voyage-to-virginia_Williamsburg-VA.html
The ships traveled to Virginia using the favorable southerly route across the Atlantic Ocean, taking advantage of trade winds and stopping at numerous islands to resupply. Cramped, unsanitary conditions and unrelenting boredom created tension and …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMQXR_powhatan-indian-village_Williamsburg-VA.html
At the time of the English arrival in Virginia, the tribes of the Powhatan chiefdom were living in communities of varying sizes. Larger towns contained the residences of chiefs as well as specialized structures such as storehouses and a temple. Th…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMQXP_ships_Williamsburg-VA.html
In December 1606, Susan Constant, Godspeed, and Discovery left England with 105 colonists and supplies of food, tools, livestock, and military equipment to start a new colony in Virginia. The English investors who funded the colony hoped to tap in…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMQXO_godspeed_Williamsburg-VA.html
Specifications:Length Overall: ? 88'Beam: ? 17'Draft: ? 7'Mast Height: ? 71' 6"Sail Area: ? 2,420 square feetYear Built: ? 2004 - 200640 tons burdenBartholomew Gosnold, Captain39 passengers and 13 crew, est.
Godspeed was the second largest vess…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMQXN_discovery_Williamsburg-VA.html
Specifications:Length Overall: ? 66'Beam: ? 14' 10"Draft: ? 6' 6"Mast Height: ? 59'Sail Area: ? 1,160 square feetYear Built: ? 200720 tons burdenJohn Ratcliffe, Captain12 passengers and 9 crew, est.
The smallest of the three vessels was the pin…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMQXM_susan-constant_Williamsburg-VA.html
Specifications:Length Overall: ? 116'Beam: ? 24' 10"Draft: ? 11' 9"Mast Height: ? 95'Sail Area: ? 3,902 square feetYear Built: ? 1991120 tons burdenChristopher Newport, Captain54 passengers and 17 crew, est.
Susan Constant was the flagship and …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMKSP_james-river_Williamsburg-VA.html
Indians knew this as the Powhatan River, the colonists renamed it in honor of their sovereign, James I. It is one of Virginia's longest and broadest rivers. Rising in the Appalachians it flows eastward, often soil laden, 340 miles to the Chesapeak…