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Jamestowne is one of eastern Virginia's most historic sites, best known as the located of the 1607 James Fort, which led to the founding of the 17th-century city of Jamestown.
Today, the historic Jamestown Island site is designated as a National Historic Site and listed on the National Register of Historic Places, preserving the remains of North America's first permanent English settlement.
Nearby Jamestown Settlement operates as a living history museum, overseen by the Commonwealth of Virginia to detail the everyday life of the colony.
Historic structures on display include the ruins of the 18th-century Amber Mansion, along with the Tercentenary Monument, which commemorates the 300th anniversary of the settlement. More artifacts from the region's colonial era are showcased at the Archaearium Museum of archaeology.
Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
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