Jun 23 2008
Jamestown Settlement
400 years ago a small group of Englishmen settled along side the James River, these men and boys were sent by London originally to look for resources that could be profitable. Over time this group of men became known as the first English Colony in
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The Jamestown Settlement has been recreated, to look how it would have done back in the 1600’s. You can walk through a Powhatan village; this shows how the Powhatan’s lived at the time of the first colonization. You can see how they used the surroundings to create their homes, you can try out some of the techniques that they would use often too.
There are three replica ships for you to explore down in the bay, trying to imagine how it must have been living on one of those small wooden ships for over four months travelling across the ocean is very difficult. There are demonstrations at the dock, including the firing of a canon into the water.
The James fort with its thatched roofs reminds me of my home town in 
mall settlement was built by the English. In the fort we stood and watched a couple of demonstrations, including a musket being fired, The man firing it answered questions from everyone who was watching. As with all of the staff at the
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