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| Jamestown National Historic Site | |
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 A statue of John Smith commemorating the site of the first permanent English settlement in America | |
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| Location | James City County, Virginia, United States |
| Nearest city | Jamestown, Virginia |
| Coordinates | 37°12′35″N 76°46′44″W / 37.20972°N 76.77889°W |
| Area | 20.63 acres (8.35 ha) |
| Established | May 13, 1607 |
| Governing body | Preservation Virginia (in partnership with NPS) |
| Website | Historic Jamestowne |
Jamestown National Historic Site | |
| Location | Jamestown Island, Jamestown, Virginia |
| Area | 20.6 acres (8.3 ha) |
| Built | 1607 |
| NRHP reference No. | 66000840[1] |
| VLR No. | 047-0009 |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | October 15, 1966 |
| Designated VLR | October 18, 1983[2] |
Historic Jamestown is the cultural heritage site that was the location of the 1607 James Fort and the later 17th-century town of Jamestown in America. It is located on Jamestown Island, on the James River at Jamestown, Virginia, and operated as a partnership between Preservation Virginia (formerly known as the Association for the Preservation of Virginia Antiquities) and the U.S. National Park Service as part of Colonial National Historical Park.
The site was designated Jamestown National Historic Site on December 18, 1940, and listed on the National Register of Historic Places on October 15, 1966. It was also designated a National Historic Chemical Landmark in 2007 by the American Chemical Society.[3] It is adjacent and complementary with Jamestown Settlement, a living history museum built run by the Commonwealth of Virginia to interpret the early colony.
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Retrieved June 5, 2013.
- ^ "National Historic Chemical Landmarks - American Chemical Society". American Chemical Society. Retrieved August 24, 2016.