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Historic JamestowneFee collection inside the new Jamestown Visitor Center
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Historic Jamestowne
Jamestown Fact Sheets
Tree ring section showing drought periods 1587-1589 and 1606-1612  

Did You Know?
Dendrochronology, the study of tree rings, indicates the Jamestown colonists arrived during the worst drought period in over 800 years for the lower Chesapeake Bay area of Virginia.

Last Updated: September 11, 2008 at 08:02 EST