Produced by Stephen Hutcheson and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net [Illustration: U. S. DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR, March 3, 1849] UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Stewart L. Udall, _Secretary_ NATIONAL PARK SERVICE Conrad L. Wirth, _Director_ _HISTORICAL HANDBOOK NUMBER TWO_ This publication is one of a series of handbooks describing the historical and archeological areas in the National Park System administered by the National Park Service of the United States Department of the Interior. It is printed by the Government Printing Office and may be purchased from the Superintendent of Documents, Washington 25, D. C. Price 25 cents. Jamestown, Virginia THE TOWNSITE AND ITS STORY _By Charles E. Hatch, Jr._ [Illustration: _The Seal of “His Majesties Council of Virginia”_] The National Park Service cooperating with The Association for the Preservation of Virginia Antiquities NATIONAL PARK SERVICE HISTORICAL HANDBOOK SERIES NO. 2 Washington, D. C., 1949 (Revised 1957) This publication relates to Jamestown Island, Va. A portion of Jamestown Island is included in Colonial National Historical Park and is administered by the National Park Service of the United States Department of the Interior. Jamestown National Historic Site, the other portion of the island, is administered by the Association for the Preservation of Virginia Antiquities. A cooperative agreement between the Association and the Department of the Interior has been in effect since 1940 providing for a unified program of development for the whole Jamestown Island area. [Illustration: NATIONAL PARK SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR] _Contents_ _Page_ THE STORY OF JAMESTOWN 2 COLONIAL NATIONAL HISTORICAL PARK 36 COLONIAL PARKWAY 36 THE STUDY OF JAMESTOWN 36 THE DEVELOPMENT OF JAMESTOWN 40 GUIDE TO THE AREA 42 HOW TO REACH JAMESTOWN 53 ABOUT YOUR VISIT 53 ADMINISTRATION 53 SUGGESTED READINGS 54 [Illustration: _The Memorial Cross at Cape Henry which marks the approximate site of the first landing of the Jamestown colonists on American soil, April 26, 1607._]