We are now at the Jamestown original settlement established in 1607. The Fort was immediately built to protect the settlers

Capt John Smith was the man who led the colony when it first landed. He originally was not the first leader however he quickly became the leader as he showed the leadership skills needed to keep the settlers alive. The colony had a rough three years. They landed in the middle of a drought and had to rely on the Powhatan Indians for sustenance. However the Indians grew angry with the settlers and hence the need for the fort. Over 900 original settlers landed here but after three years less than 100 survived as they died mostly of starvation and disease.

 This is the bridge walkway to the island itself. It crosses a swampy area. The island the settlement is on is not very big.

The first thing you encounter is the monument to the settlers and the Virginia Company that established the colony.

 Scattered over the island are the foundations of the colonists homes. There were several of them but it was too hot to stroll through them.

 Here is a shot of the James River from the monument. As you can see it is not a very wide island. It is longer than it is wide.

 One of the churches that was built on the island and this is the entrance. This was built much later as it was not in the fort proper. It sat at one end of the fort

 The church is currently undergoing renovations and no one is allowed inside

 Here is a scale model of the fort as found by archeological findings.  Behind this scale model they are doing a dig on a original site of one of the buildings in the fort.

 Behind Myron is the edge of the fort that borders the James River. This river has played a major role in both the founding of the country as well as the Revolutionary War.

 Here is where Pocahontas married a settler and for a time it made peace for the settlement, but it didn't last. It wasn't that long before they were at battle again. She went to England with her husband and never returned. She died within a few years after going to England.

 This is a reconstruction of one of the buildings in the fort.