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The Jamestown Colony in Virginia was settled on Jamestown Island on May 14, 1607. Jamestown is commonly regarded as the first permanent English settlement in the United States. It was the capital of the Virginia Colony until 92 years later -- in 1699 -- when it was relocated to Williamsburg. Current historical attractions include Historic Jamestowne and Jamestown Settlement, and nearby Colonial Parkway, Colonial Williamsburg and Yorktown. Show more »
The Jamestown Colony in Virginia was settled on Jamestown Island on May 14, 1607. Jamestown is commonly regarded as the first permanent English settlement in the United States. It was the capital of the Virginia Colony until 92 years later --...
The Jamestown Colony in Virginia was settled on Jamestown Island on May 14, 1607. Jamestown is commonly regarded as the first permanent English settlement in the United States. It was the capital of the Virginia Colony until 92 years later -- in 1699 -- when it was relocated to Williamsburg. Current historical attractions include Historic Jamestowne and Jamestown Settlement, and nearby Colonial Parkway, Colonial Williamsburg and Yorktown. Show more »
The Jamestown Colony in Virginia was settled on Jamestown Island on May 14, 1607. Jamestown is commonly regarded as the first permanent English settlement in the United States. It was the capital of the Virginia Colony until 92 years later -- in 1699 -- when it was relocated to Williamsburg. Current historical attractions include Historic Jamestowne and Jamestown Settlement, and nearby Colonial Parkway, Colonial Williamsburg and Yorktown. « Show less
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Tennis: Jamestown girls romp to repeat Region I championship, but boys lose
Other than that they each faced Battlefield District opponents, the Jamestown tennis teams' Region I championship matches had little in common. The girls took a long trip, played a short match and decisively won – 5-0 at Eastern View. The boys...Tags: James Monroe, Tennis, Travel, Lynchburg (Lynchburg, Virginia), Dwayne Johnson
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Court listings: May 25
Corey Matthew Adkins, 23, of 20 First Ave. N.E., No. 6, no driver’s license, fined $120 and sentenced to 30 days in jail with all of the jail sentence suspended; failure to maintain financial responsibility, fined $120 and sentenced to 30 days in...Tags: Watertown, Punishment, Prisons, Trials, Fines
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Inside the BRD: Region I boys and girls soccer schedules for Tuesday nearly set
The Bay Rivers District boys and girls tournament finals will complete the Region I soccer tournament brackets. With the boys final set to be played later Friday night, here is what Tuesday's schedule looks like assuming Jamestown, up 2-0 on Tabb at the...Tags: Courtland
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Virginia slavery took root in the rich soil of the York
Old Point Comfort and Jamestown may have the distinction of being the first places associated with the arrival of Virginia's first Africans in 1619. But it wasn't until decades later that slavery really took off -- and when it did it was the south...
Tags: York County (Virginia), York (York, Pennsylvania), Arts and Culture, Slavery, Naval Weapons Station Yorktown
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Region I track and field: Lafayette boys, Brunswick girls race to championships
Daily PressLafayette's boys won the Region I track and field championship Thursday, edging Brunswick in the meet held at Culpeper County High School. The Rams had 96 points to Brunswick's 86. Brunswick won a four-way battle on the girls' side, edging Tabb,...Tags: James Monroe, Charles Johnson (football, defensive end), Track and Field, Smithfield, Harrisonburg (Harrisonburg, Virginia)
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Jamestown boys, girls clinch return to state in tennis
sdearth@dailypress.com | 757-247-4640In a seemingly annual rite of spring, the Jamestown High boys and girls tennis teams ensured themselves of state berths with Region I semifinal victories Wednesday. The Eagles won't have any company from the Bay Rivers District, though. Both Jamestown...Tags: Fredericksburg (Fredericksburg, Virginia), James Monroe, Travel, Smithfield, Lynchburg (Lynchburg, Virginia)
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Wednesday's 5/22 local schedule (updated Wed. AM)
COLLEGES Baseball CAA tournament's first day (at JMU's Eagle Field in Harrisonburg): No. 5 Northeastern vs. No. 4 Towson, noon No. 6 James Madison vs. No. 3 Delaware, 3:30 Northeastern-Towson loser vs. JMU-Delaware loser, 7 Men’s tennis NCAA singles...Tags: Hampton (Hampton, Virginia), St. Petersburg (Pinellas, Florida), West Point, James Monroe, Newport News (Newport News, Virginia)
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Questions and answers for Jamestown cannibalism case
Few archaeological finds have been as sensational as the first physical evidence of cannibalism unearthed at Historic Jamestowne in 2012 and announced in a riveting press conference at the Smithsonian Institution's National Museum of Natural History on...
Tags: Arts and Culture, Cannibalism, Museum of Natural History, Colonial Williamsburg, Smithsonian Institution
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Monday's Region I tennis roundup: Grafton boys, Smithfield girls earn right to play Jamestown; York girls, Poquoson boys advance
Daily PressOccasionally competitive matches between Bay Rivers District teams and their Battlefield District counterparts marked Monday's first day of play in the Region I team tennis tournament. In Monday's boys quarterfinals, Jamestown breezed past Courtland 5-0...Tags: Fredericksburg (Fredericksburg, Virginia), James Monroe, Courtland, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Grafton
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Fort Monroe self-emancipators' courageous act changed the world
In 2012, Fort Monroe's official May 24 history celebration arrived the way the undersized, counterproductively divided Fort Monroe National Monument had arrived: notably late and wrongly defined. Officials were celebrating Fort Monroe events from 1861...Tags: U.S. Congress, Unions, Slavery, Norfolk (Norfolk, Virginia), National Parks
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May 25 nature events: Explore native plant walk and natural environment programs
Join Mary Turnbull at 9 a.m. as she leads a tour through her wooded property, featuring 84 identified native plant species, 40 of which were present before the house was constructed. Alternate-leaf dogwood is not often found in this area, and is native...
Tags: York (York, Pennsylvania), College of William and Mary, Science and Technology
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Tuesday's 5/21 local schedule (updated Tuesday AM)
COLLEGES Sailing ICSA Women’s National Championships (in St. Petersburg, Fla.) HIGH SCHOOLS Baseball Peninsula District quarterfinals (at War Memorial Stadium): No. 6 Bethel vs. No. 3 Menchville, 4 No. 5 Kecoughtan vs. No. 4 Gloucester, 7 Bay...Tags: St. Petersburg (Pinellas, Florida), Newport News (Newport News, Virginia), Grafton, Smithfield
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