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 Colonists arrive at Jamestown

The three ships: Susan Constant, Godspeed, and Discovery brought the initial

colonists to Jamestown on May 13, 1607.  This picture shows the ships

anchored close to the shore while the colonists were building a defensive fort.

 

Chronology of Jamestown Period, 1607 - 1700

 

 

 

 

Jamestown Fort 1607

 

+ The Church

5. Bulwarks of Half-moon Shape

1. Market Place

6. Principal Entrance, or "South Gate

2. Storehouse and Court of Guard

7. Other Gates

3. Streets of "Settled" Houses (shown in rows)

8. Trench or Moat around Palisade

4. Palisades of Posts

 

Approximation of the first fort based upon rare descriptions and the Zuniga Map.

Source: Henry Chandlee Forman, Jamestown and St. Mary's, Buried Cities of Romance (Baltimore: The Johns Hopkins Press, 1938), 39.