Jamestown settlement founded, May 14, 1607 Artifacts that have been recovered and restored from Jamestown Island in Jamestown, Virginia, are seen in June 2014. | Steve Helber/AP Photo ...

By janie bryant The Virginian-Pilot When they pulled anchor for the long journey to a new world, few of those first colonists realized just how grueling life would be. Or how soon the suffering wou… ...

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. - While 2007 marks the 400th anniversary of Jamestown, Va., other places throughout the state also are getting in on the act.

Certainly the history of colonial Jamestown would be. In ceremonies here on the banks of the James River last month, Gov. George Allen (R-Va.) joined with […] Skip to content.

JAMESTOWN, VIRGINIA—Archaeologists have been excavating the cellar of a building that sat outside the perimeter of the original 1607 James Fort. They can now confirm that they have found a well ...

On this day in 1607, the first permanent British settlement in North America was established in Jamestown, on the banks of Virginia’s James River, 13 years before Pilgrims first landed in ...