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Vor 2 Tagen · The original inhabitants of Virginia arrived some 10,000 to 12,000 years ago. These were people of Paleo-Indian culture, who, like their successors, the Archaic-culture people, lived mainly by hunting and fishing. From about 1000 bce the Woodland culture began to make pottery and to grow such crops as corn (maize), beans, and squash.
1. Juni 2024 · Jamestown Colony was the first permanent English settlement in North America, located near present-day Williamsburg, Virginia. Financed and organized by the Virginia Company, the colony was originally a private venture that had been granted a royal charter by King James I. In 1624 it became a royal colony.
Vor 6 Tagen · At the time of colonization in the 17th century, European settlers learned tobacco cultivation from the local indigenous populations, and tobacco became the mainstay of Virginia’s early agricultural economy. Although other products now predominate, tobacco is still featured in the southern Piedmont region. Truck farms devoted to ...
4. Juni 2024 · The Virginia Historical Inventory (VHI) is a collection of more than 25,000 survey reports, photographs, and annotated maps documenting Virginia's cultural resources. Strengths of this collection include architectural history, genealogy, African American history, and Civil War history.
7. Juni 2024 · As England lurched toward civil war and the puritan commonwealth, the colony of Virginia became a refuge for royalists, the Cavaliers, loyal to the Stuart monarchy, who took flight.
9. Juni 2024 · View this 1700 Historical Virginia Counties map tool. The historical Virginia counties will be displayed on the map, and you can also overlay present day counties, townships and more.
6. Juni 2024 · Preservation Virginia and the National Park Service describe the archaeology and history of Jamestowne. Includes a timeline of events and a list of early settlers . Jamestowne Society
