Apr 1, 2018 @ 09:45 AM 444
In the Beginning Were Jamestown and Yorktown
John Mariani , Contributor
Three ships arrived in 1607 to establish what was to be a permanent Jamestown Settlement.
One need not be a partisan to believe our Republic is at a dangerous crossroads, although bipartisanship is what has always made this country endure everything from world wars to depressions. Remembering how it all began—and how difficult those beginnings were—has been well preserved in the Jamestown Settlement and the American Revolution Museum at Yorktown, Virginia.
In several respects, what is very new about Jamestown is what is very old, meaning that constant archeological progress is being made using the most modern technologies to trace the history of this 17th century settlement. Created in 1957, Jamestown Settlement, like nearby Historic Colonial Williamsburg, was made to be a living museum that contains a recreated James Fort, a Powhatan Indian village, and replicas of the original English settlers’ ships, the Susan Constant, Godspeed and Discovery. The archeological excavations go on at the adjacent Historic Jamestown (run by the National Park Service).
https://www.forbes.com/sites/johnmariani/2018/04/01/in-the-beginning-were-jamestown-and-yorktown/#f81808854c78
