Biking the Virginia Capital Trail. Day 1 Richmond to Charles City
The #virginiacapitaltrail is a 52- mile long paved trail that leads you through the history and beauty of Virginia. Day 1 of our self-guided bike tour starts from Richmond and ends at the Charles City Trailhead. We stop for a wine tasting at the Upper Shirley Vineyards and stay overnight at the incredible Gracefield Hall B&B, an historically accurate 18th century colonial house.
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Home of President John Tyler | MESOTHELIOMA US President MUP
Sherwood Forest Plantation was the home of the 10th U.S.President John Tyler from 1842 until his death in 1862.Sherwood Forest Plantation has been the continuous residence of the Tyler family since the President purchased it in 1842.Known to be the longest frame house in America, it is over 300 feet long.Sherwood Forest Plantation reflects the lifestyle of this mid-19th century Presidential family.Beautifully wooded landscape and 12 dependencies surround President Tyler's home.Sherwood Forest Plantation's grounds are open 9:00 am-5:00 pm daily.Located on State Rt.5, 14501 John Tyler Highway, Charles City, VA.30 minutes from Williamsburg and 45 minutes from Richmond.804-829-5377.3 miles west of the courthouse in Charles City County - Tyler Country.John Tyler was the first vice president to ascend to the presidency upon the death of 9th President, William Henry Harrison.The plantation, first recorded in a 1616 land grant, was originally known as Smith's Hundred.The house, circa 1720, is a classic example of Virginia Tidewater design: big house, little house, colonnade, and kitchen.It had several owners before Tyler purchased the home and its surrounding 1,600 acres in 1842.He bought the plantation from his cousin, Collier Minge, while he was still in the White House and renamed the plantation Sherwood Forest referring to his reputation as a political outlaw.The Tyler family still maintain the plantation today through the Sherwood Forest Plantation Foundation.Their children and grandchildren frequently are seen at the Plantation.Sherwood Forest Plantation remains the longest frame house in America -- expanded to its present length of over 300 feet in 1845 when Tyler added a 68-foot ballroom catering to the popular dance of his time, the Virginia Reel.The grounds are 25 acres of terraced gardens and lawn based on the landscape designs of Andrew Jackson Downing of New York and include original outbuildings or dependencies.It is considered one of the most complete plantation yards left in America, dating from c.1680.Please enjoy your visit to our WWW site.To find your way around, click on the topics listed to the left.Be sure to take the virtual tours! Then be sure to come by and take a real-life tour when you're in Virginia.More detailed information can be found by clicking on the navigational bar at the left or call us at (804) 829-5377.For information, please call or write to our office:.
Jamestown, Virginia
The Jamestown settlement in the Colony of Virginia was the first permanent English settlement in the Americas. William Kelso says Jamestown is where the British Empire began,... this was the first colony in the British Empire. Established by the Virginia Company of London as James Fort on May 4, 1607 (O.S., May 14, 1607 N.S.), and considered permanent after brief abandonment in 1610, it followed several earlier failed attempts, including the Lost Colony of Roanoke. Jamestown served as the capital of the colony for 83 years, from 1616 until 1699.
The settlement was located within the country of Tsenacommacah, which was administered by the Powhatan Confederacy, and specifically in that of the Paspahegh tribe. The natives initially welcomed and provided crucial provisions and support for the colonists, who were not agriculturally inclined. Relations with the newcomers soured fairly early on, leading to the total annihilation of the Paspahegh in warfare within 3 years. Mortality at Jamestown itself was very high due to disease and starvation, with over 80% of the colonists perishing in 1609-1610 in what became known as the Starving Time.
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Jamestown, Virginia
00:03:21 1 Settlement
00:03:50 1.1 Arrival and beginning (1607–1609)
00:09:51 1.2 Starving Time and Third Supply (1609–1610)
00:13:13 1.3 Rising fortunes (1610–1624)
00:17:47 1.4 Later years (1624–1699)
00:20:02 2 Aftermath and preservation
00:20:50 2.1 American Civil War
00:22:42 2.2 Preservation and early archaeology
00:25:25 3 Present day
00:25:56 3.1 Historic Jamestowne
00:27:54 3.2 Jamestown Settlement
00:28:43 4 Commemorations
00:29:08 4.1 200th anniversary (1807)
00:30:08 4.2 250th anniversary (1857)
00:31:10 4.3 300th anniversary (1907): Jamestown Exposition
00:33:58 4.4 350th Anniversary (1957): Jamestown Festival
00:36:29 4.5 400th anniversary: Jamestown 2007
00:37:43 4.6 2019 Commemoration
00:38:11 5 In popular culture
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The Jamestown settlement in the Colony of Virginia was the first permanent English settlement in the Americas. It was located on the east bank of the Powhatan (James) River about 2.5 mi (4 km) southwest of the center of modern Williamsburg. William Kelso writes that Jamestown is where the British Empire began. It was established by the Virginia Company of London as James Fort on May 4, 1607 O.S.;(May 14, 1607 N.S.), and was considered permanent after brief abandonment in 1610. It followed several failed attempts, including the Lost Colony of Roanoke, established in 1585 on Roanoke Island. Jamestown served as the capital of the colony of Virginia for 83 years, from 1616 until 1699.
The settlement was located within the country of Tsenacommacah, which was ruled by the Powhatan Confederacy, and specifically in that of the Paspahegh tribe. The natives initially welcomed and provided crucial provisions and support for the colonists, who were not agriculturally inclined. Relations soured fairly early on, however, leading to the total annihilation of the Paspahegh in warfare within three years. Mortality was very high at Jamestown itself due to disease and starvation, with over 80 percent of the colonists perishing in 1609–10 in what became known as the Starving Time.The Virginia Company brought eight Polish and German colonists in 1608 in the Second Supply, some of whom built a small glass factory—although the Germans and a few others soon defected to the Powhatans with weapons and supplies from the settlement. The Second Supply also brought the first two European women to the settlement. In 1619, the first documented Africans came to Jamestown—about 50 men, women, and children aboard a Portuguese slave ship that had been captured in the West Indies and brought to the Jamestown region. They most likely worked in the tobacco fields as indentured servants, but they became slaves as time went on. The modern conception of slavery in the United States was formalized in 1640 (the John Punch hearing) and was fully entrenched in Virginia by 1660.The London Company's second settlement in Bermuda claims to be the site of the oldest town in the English New World, as St. George's, Bermuda was officially established in 1612 as New London, whereas James Fort in Virginia was not converted into James Towne until 1619, and further did not survive to the present day. In 1676, Jamestown was deliberately burned during Bacon's Rebellion, though it was quickly rebuilt. In 1699, the capital was relocated from Jamestown to what is today Williamsburg, Virginia, after which Jamestown ceased to exist as a settlement, existing today only as an archaeological site.
Today, Jamestown is one of three locations composing the Historic Triangle of Colonial Virginia, along with Williamsburg and Yorktown, with two primary heritage sites. Historic Jamestowne is the archaeological site on Jamestown Island and is a cooperative effort by Jamestown National Historic Site (part of Colonial National Historical Park) and Preservation Virginia. Jamestown Settlement, a living history interpretive site, is operated by the Jamestown Yorktown Foundation, a state ...