Monday, May 24, 2010

Jamestown Settlement, VA

Today Sylvia and I visited Jamestown Settlement. The road was over the bridge.
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and threw the tunnel.
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The GPS delivered us to a dead end road on the wrong side of the inlet. Glenn returned to the main road and found the Settlement.
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The Indian Village was first.
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The inside of the hut.
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The village square.
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A deer hide being worked on.
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The ship "Susan Constance"
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Sleeping quaters.
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The "Hold" down 3 decks.
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The Jamestown Fort.
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The new "Governors House" under construction. New excavations have given the demensions.
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The lady with a gun.
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Inside the church.
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Lady blacksmith, making nails.
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Lady dressed in "Formal Indian Dress" from the 1600 era. A fishing net is being made on the frame.
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We came home on the ferry.
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The other ferry.
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This side of the James river is farm land.
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A nice country road without traffic.
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A unique house in the city on Smithfield, VA
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A great time out to Jamestown Settlement.

1 comment:

LakeConroePenny,TX said...

An interesting day. So that is how they made fishing nets!
Lovely pictures and commentary. Thanks. Happy Trails, Penny, TX