Contents
The Story of Jamestown
Jamestown National Historic Site
Colonial National Historical Park
Colonial Parkway
The Study of Jamestown
The Development of Jamestown
Guide to the Area
How to Reach Jamestown
About Your Visit
Administration
Suggested Readings
Footnotes
NATIONAL PARK SERVICE HISTORICAL HANDBOOK SERIES
Transcriber's Notes
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.
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.
NATIONAL PARK SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
