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Visit the real thing at Historic Jamestowne, explore the actual location and active archaeological dig, Jamestown Rediscovery, home of the first successful English settlement.
- Reconstructing James Fort
More than 25 years of archaeology at the site of James Fort...
- Plan Your Visit
1. Visitor Center. 2. Footbridge. 3. Wildlife. 4....
- Reconstructing James Fort
- The Fort
- The Blacksmith’s Shop
- The 1608 Church
- The 1617 Church
Archaeologists began finding evidence for James Fort’s original palisade walls almost as soon as the Jamestown Rediscovery project began in 1994. The full footprint of the triangular 1607 fort, just over an acre in area, was confirmed by 2003. The fort’s defenses—three walls with a curved bulwark at each corner—were built of upright posts set into ...
Located on the site of an archaeologically-documented blacksmith’s shop from the early years of the fort, the reconstructed forge is actually used for smithing by our historic trades interpreters. The building frame was constructed in 2019. In 2020, thanks to a generous donor, it received rafters. Eventually the building will have a complete roof a...
First identified by archaeologists in 2010, the 1608 church is the oldest English church in North America. Like other early buildings at Jamestown, it was of mud and stud construction, consisting of large support posts filled in with smaller wooden studs plastered with mud. Its walls were partially reconstructed in 2015 to show the size and layout ...
The site of the 1617 church is now occupied by the 1907 Memorial Church. From 2017–2019 archaeologists excavated within and around the current church to confirm the footprint of the 1617 church, the earliest church in this location. Building on knowledge from some of the earliest excavations at Jamestown, the 21st-century team was able to locate th...
Dig Updates Explore Jamestown Rediscovery’s exciting finds in monthly archaeological updates. Archives cover years of archaeology at James Fort. Map of Discoveries Click each James Fort feature to learn more about what archaeologists have learned in 20 years of work. Excavations & Research Dig Deeper Videos
Archaeology Check out the latest artifacts and findings from the Jamestown Rediscovery Archaeological Dig- History Access robust historical data, biographies and a timeline of events
- Map of Discoveries Click each James Fort feature to learn more about what archaeologists have learned in 20 years of work. Interactive Map of Dig Site
Today, visitors to Historic Jamestowne can view the site of the original 1607 James Fort, the 17th-century church tower and the site of the 17th-century town, as well as tour an archaeological museum called the Archaearium and view many of the close to two million artifacts found by Jamestown Rediscovery.
1. Visitor Center. 2. Footbridge. 3. Wildlife. 4. Tercentennial Monument. 5. Angela Site. 6. New Towne. 7. Monuments. 8. Pocahontas Statue. 9. Church Tower. 10. Memorial Church. 11. John Smith Statue. 12. James Fort Archaeology. 13. Archaeological Excavations. 14. Hunt Shrine. 15. Ed Shed. 16. Dale House Café. 17. Archaearium. 18.
The James Fort c. 1608 as depicted on the map by Pedro de Zúñiga. Jamestown, also Jamestowne, was the first settlement of the Virginia Colony, founded in 1607, and served as the capital of Virginia until 1699, when the seat of government was moved to Williamsburg.
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Historic Jamestown is the cultural heritage site that was the location of the 1607 James Fort and the later 17th-century town of Jamestown in America.
