John Smith and the English colonists sailed up a river they dubbed the James in 1607 and saw a vast, empty wilderness, nothing but "faire meddowes and goodly tall Trees." The New World. Just out of ...

John Smith and the English colonists sailed up a river they dubbed the James in 1607 and saw a vast, empty wilderness, nothing but “faire meddowes and goodly tall Trees.” The New World. Just out of ...

NORFOLK, Va. — Jamestown Settlement will have special programming this Saturday celebrating the 416th anniversary of its founding in 1607. The event will focus on the establishment of America's first ...

This article is part of our Pets special section on scientists’ growing interest in our animal companions. For 30 years, archaeologists have been digging at Jamestown, the first permanent British ...

One of the original goals of the Virginia Company, in addition to that of making a profit, was to create a community where Englishmen and Native Americans could work side-by-side and in complete ...