The Governor's Land Archeological District encompasses an area upstream from
Jamestown, Virginia
The Jamestown settlement in the Colony of Virginia was the first permanent English settlement in the Americas. It was located on the northeast bank of the James (Powhatan) River about southwest of the center of modern Williamsburg. It was ...
(now in
James County) that was historically reserved for the use of the
Virginia Colony's royal governor. The territory includes a settlement established in 1617 called
Argall's Settlement. The district covers of the area originally set aside.
The district was listed on the
National Register of Historic Places in 1973.
See also
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References
James City County, Virginia
Historic districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Virginia
National Register of Historic Places in James City County, Virginia
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