Jamestown - Part 1

The second place I visited today is the first place where British settlers successfully founded a colony in North America.  I say "successful" because the first British settlement in what became the United States, on Roanoke Island in what is now North Carolina, ended with the disappearance of its people.  The colony of Jamestown, which later grew into the colony of Virginia, was founded in 1607.  Three hundred years later, this monument to its tricentennial was created.  It was difficult to get a shot without some tree branches in the way.

This gate led to the Old Towne section of Jamestown.  I took the pic from the inside of Old Towne, because that side of it was in sunlight.

This statue of Pocahontas was in the eastern part of Old Towne.  Behind her are a reconstructed fort, a British flag, and a modern picnic table.

In front of the Memorial Church, some archaeologists were hard at work.

This wooden building was in front of the fort.

The Hunt Shrine was erected in 1922 to honor Robert Hunt, the first Anglican minister in Jamestown.

At the west end of Jamestown are this cross and the Voorhees Archaearium behind it.

That's it for now, but the rest of my visit to Jamestown will be reported soon.