Preservation groups warn that Jamestown, Virginia, may not survive another generation because of climate change. In 1607, the small island near the mouth of the Chesapeake Bay became the first ...

“James Cittie,” later called Jamestown, was established on May 13, 1607, fifty miles up the newly named James River. This area was chosen as it was near water (surrounded by three ...

In 1607, the English established their first permanent settlement in Jamestown, Virginia. Over the coming centuries, millions of people from around the globe were attracted to this New World that ...