Jamestown

Many of you have visited Jamestown Settlement, but how many of you have been to the Historic Jamestowne? While both places are educational they are unique in how they teach the history of Virginia and the beginning of our great nation. As a long-time resident of Virginia, I recently learned that there were two different Jamestown sites. These locations are only a few miles apart but have key differences. Jamestown Settlement is a replicated version of what the Jamestown fort might have looked like. Many local schools take field tips to Jamestown Settlement because it is more interactive. I went with my class one fall in elementary school. This site has replicas of what the fort probably looked like, including colonists’ houses, slave quarters, and even the governor’s house. There were also replica Indian sites. It also has ships that look like the Godspeed, Susan Constant, and the Discovery that you can explore. This was probably my favorite part of this trip. Children lea...