This hub of American colonial history features cobblestone streets, botanical gardens, theme parks—and a 300-acre living ...

But Jamestown proved to be neither paradise nor gold mine. In the heat of that first summer at the mosquito-infested settlement, 46 of the colonists died of fever, starvation or Indian arrows.

Every year there is a special time before and after vacation peak seasons where travelers can take advantage of nice weather, ...

Why is Jamestown, Virginia, listed on the National Trust’s list of the most endangered historic places United States?

An agreement may be near in the dispute over health insurance premium increases for Jamestown police officers and firefighters. City Council members will vote Monday on a new contract with the Kendall ...

The parishioners of Ss. Peter and Paul Roman Catholic Church have been granted a reprieve from the church’s ordered merger ...

And fired the shot heard round the world. So goes the first stanza of a hymn written by Ralph Waldo Emerson in 1837 and sung to the tune of “Old Hundredth” for the dedication of an obelisk at the site ...

Visitors can expect to see reenactors wearing tailored 18th-century clothes when visiting the Jamestown Settlement. Photograph by Ira Block, Nat Geo Image Collection A woman demonstrates the ...

Arbor Day is April 25 this year. I’m letting you know a little early so you can get your cards in the mail and beat the Arbor Day rush.

As far as a permanent European settlement, however, Georgetown is the third oldest town in South Carolina. Charlestown (now ...

The settlement they established at Jamestown gave the English their first enduring toehold in the New World and wrote the opening chapter of our national narrative. The 400th anniversary of that ...