Historical+Jamestown







**America's Birthplace **

 Jamestown,

 * ===first established in May 1607 ===
 * ===was the site of the first permanent English settlement in North America ===
 * ===was the capital of the Virginia Colony ===
 * === colonists chose Jamestown Island for their settlement largely because its location could be easily defended from ocean-going navies of the other European states ===