Colonial National Historical Park

At the Historic Jamestowne Glasshouse, costumed craftsmen demonstrate the same glassblowing and production techniques used by their 17th-century Jamestown counterparts.

Excavations at the home of William Sherwood, a prominent landowner in Jamestown during the late 17th century, have revealed a number of signs of the prosperity of the colony, including ornate ornamental plaster More

The Historic Jamestowne Glasshouse recreates the first industry attempted by the colonists in 1608

By the early 1620s, Jamestown was slowly transitioning from an wilderness outpost to a town (Keith Rocco, artist).

Virginia Governor John Harvey (1630-35; 1637-39) helped to develop many of the industrial and craft operations at Jamestown early in the second quarter of the seventeenth century. The failure of his industrial More

A scene of a busy street in Jamestown, circa 1650 (Keith Rocco, artist).

Nottoway tribe bringing annual tribute to the governor of Virginia during the winter of 1690, a tradition that continues to this day.

"*GPO: 2006--320-369/00564. Reprint 2006." Title from panel. Includes text, col. ill, and map of "The final campaign, 1781." Text, map of "Echoes from the past, Yorktown on foot", and ill. (some col.) on verso. More

British troops stack arms during the ceremonial surrender of Cornwallis' army marking the end of the siege of Yorktown, October 19, 1781 (Keith Rocco, artist).

By the middle of the 18th century, prosperous Yorktown, Virginia was the busies seaport in the Chesapeake Bay region (artist unknown).

The Jametown Tercentenary Monument was erected by the U.S. Government to commemorate the 300th anniversary of the founding of Jamestown in 1907.

The 103-foot Jamestown Tercentenary Monument was erected in 1907 to commemorate the 300th anniversary of the founding of Jamestown.

Barn Swallows Jamestown Island Tour Road

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Bird monitoring program at Yorktown Battlefield

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"Chesapecten jeffersonius" is an extinct scallop that lived during the Pliocene. It is the Virginia State Fossil. Fossils of "Chesapecten jeffersonius" have been found at Colonial National Historical Park, Virginia.

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Living history program at Jamestown settlement at Colonial National Historical Park.

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Living history program at the Jamestown settlement at Colonial National Historical Park/

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Bald Eagle Pair on Jamestown Island

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YORKTOWN, VA. (Oct. 17, 2012) Engineman Fireman Apprentice Samuel Carruth examines a cannon while touring Colonial National Historical Park. Carruth and other Sailors assigned to the Nimitz-class aircraft carri More

Significance: Stone "A" was unearthed in front of the Dudley Digges House. Stone "B" had been salvaged from the original 18th century steps and reused in a later porch for the Dudley Digges House. They are reco More

Significance: Architectural remains shown on Lot 77 were excavated during April and May of 1960 by G. H. Smith, archeologist. Structure "L" probably was a timber-framed dwelling, of 1 1/2 stories, built about 1 More

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Actress Shirley Temple visited the Yorktown Battlefield on July 1, 1938, and was show the Moore House by Acting Chief Ranger Doust (left) and park Superintendent Floyd Flickinger.

Completed in 1942 and isolated in the woods for more than a decade before construction of the parkway reached it, the bridge over Halfway Creek was known to locals as "the bridge to nowhere."

Opened originally as the Yorktown Country Club in the 1920s, portions of the Yorktown Battlefield were used as a golf course until the 1950s. Here, a golfer approaches the green just outside the Yorktown Nation More

The New Towne area of Jamestown was developed in 1955-56, including interpretive scenes painted by Virginia artist Sidney E. King placed at various points around the site.

NPS employee typing a typewriter at a desk in Colonial National Historical Park.

Martin Lister's 1687 figure of Chesapecten jeffersonius, the first figured and described fossil from North America, likely collected near Colonial National Historical Park, Virginia. (Reproduced in Ward and Bla More

NPS employee talking to visitors in Jamestown in Colonial National Historical Park.

Members of interpretive staff reenact scenes from daily life in colonial Jamestown.

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Situated on the Virginia Peninsula, Jamestown and Yorktown Battlefield are connected by the 23 mile scenic Colonial Parkway.

Situated on the Virginia Peninsula, Jamestown and Yorktown Battlefield are connected by the 23 mile scenic Colonial Parkway.

Yorktown Battlefield is administered by the National Park Service (NPS), and is part of Colonial National Historical Park which includes Jamestown. Yorktown Battlefield is the site of the last major battle of t More

Situated on the Virginia Peninsula, Jamestown and Yorktown Battlefield are connected by the 23 mile scenic Colonial Parkway.

Situated on the Virginia Peninsula, Jamestown and Yorktown Battlefield are connected by the 23 mile scenic Colonial Parkway.

Members of interpretive staff reenact scenes from daily life in colonial Jamestown.

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Jamestown National Historical is a part of Historic Jamestowne, site of the First Permanent English Colony in North America. The National Historic Site consists of 22.5 acres on the western end of Jamestown Isl More

Situated on the Virginia Peninsula, Jamestown and Yorktown Battlefield are connected by the 23 mile scenic Colonial Parkway.

Yorktown Battlefield is administered by the National Park Service (NPS), and is part of Colonial National Historical Park which includes Jamestown. Yorktown Battlefield is the site of the last major battle of t More

Members of interpretive staff reenact scenes from daily life in colonial Jamestown.

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Jamestown National Historical is a part of Historic Jamestowne, site of the First Permanent English Colony in North America. The National Historic Site consists of 22.5 acres on the western end of Jamestown Isl More

Jamestown National Historical is a part of Historic Jamestowne, site of the First Permanent English Colony in North America. The National Historic Site consists of 22.5 acres on the western end of Jamestown Isl More

Jamestown National Historical is a part of Historic Jamestowne, site of the First Permanent English Colony in North America. The National Historic Site consists of 22.5 acres on the western end of Jamestown Isl More

Situated on the Virginia Peninsula, Jamestown and Yorktown Battlefield are connected by the 23 mile scenic Colonial Parkway.

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Members of interpretive staff reenact scenes from daily life in colonial Jamestown.

Members of interpretive staff reenact scenes from daily life in colonial Jamestown.

Situated on the Virginia Peninsula, Jamestown and Yorktown Battlefield are connected by the 23 mile scenic Colonial Parkway.

Jamestown National Historical is a part of Historic Jamestowne, site of the First Permanent English Colony in North America. The National Historic Site consists of 22.5 acres on the western end of Jamestown Isl More

"*GPO: 1983--381-578/209. Reprint 1983." Includes text and col. ill. Text, col. ill., and maps of Jamestown National Historic site and Yorktown battlefield on verso. Available also through the Library of Congre More

"*GPO: 1992--312-248/40092. Reprint 1984." Panel title. Alternate title: Colonial. Includes text and col. ill. Text, col. ill., and maps of Jamestown and Yorktown on verso. Available also through the Library of More

"*GPO: 1994--301-85/80174. Reprint 1994." Panel title. Alternate title: Colonial. Includes text and col. ill. Text, col. ill., and maps of Jamestown and Yorktown on verso. Available also through the Library of More

"*GPO: 1998--432-903/60387." Panel title. Includes text, ill. (some col.), and map of "English and American Indian communities in Virginia during the period 1607-1635." Text and col. ill. on verso. Available al More

"*GPO: 1998--432-903/60212. Reprint 1998." Panel title. Includes text and col. ill. Text, col. ill., and maps of Jamestown and Yorktown on verso. Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image.

"*GPO: 1999--454-767/00136." Panel title. Includes text, col. ill, and map of "The final campaign, 1781." Text, map of "Echoes from the past, Yorktown on foot", and ill. (some col.) on verso. Available also thr More

"*GPO: 2000--460-976/00193." Panel title. Includes text, ill. (some col.), and map of "English and American Indian communities in Virginia during the period 1607-1635." Text and col. ill. on verso. Available al More

"*GPO: 2001--472-470/00430. Reprint 2001." Panel title. Includes text, ill. (some col.), and map of "English and American Indian communities in Virginia during the period 1607-1635." Text and col. ill. on verso More

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GIP Jennifer Cramer using the electric water level tape to measure water depth in wells at Black Point in Colonial National Historical Park, Virginia.

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National Park Centennial Entrance to Historic Jamestowne Visitor Center,National Park Centennial

Edmund Smith House Interpretive Sign in front of the Edmund Smith House

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Dudley Digges House Interpretive Sign out in front of the historic Home of Dudley Digges

"*GPO: 2004--304-337/00114. Reprint 2004." Title from panel. Includes text, ill. (some col.), and map of "English and American Indian communities in Virginia during the period 1607-1635." Text and col. ill. on More

"*GPO: 2005--310-394/00314. Reprint 2001." Panel title. Includes text, col. ill, and map of "The final campaign, 1781." Text, map of "Echoes from the past, Yorktown on foot", and ill. (some col.) on verso. Avai More

"*GPO: 2006--320-369/00579. Reprint 2006." Title from panel. Includes text, ill. (some col.), and map of "English and American Indian communities in Virginia during the period 1607-1635." Text and col. ill. on More

"*GPO: 2007--330-358/00767. Reprint 2007." Title from panel. Includes text, ill. (some col.), and map of "English and American Indian communities in Virginia during the period 1607-1635." Text and col. ill. on More

"*GPO: 2008--339-126/80143. Reprint 2007." Title from panel. Includes text, map of "The Final Campaign 1781" and col. ill. Text, map of "Echoes from the Past: Yorktown by Foot (Town Map)," and col. ill. on vers More

"*GPO: 2007--330-358/00775. Reprint 2007." Title from panel. Includes text, col. ill, and map of "The final campaign, 1781." Text, map of "Echoes from the past, Yorktown on foot", and ill. (some col.) on verso. More

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Officers from the American, French and British armies met in this room on October 18, 1781 and decided the fate of the British army at the end of the Siege of Yorktown.