At the west end of the Colonial Parkway is Jamestown, the oldest British settlement on North American soil. It was established on Jamestown Island on May 13th 1607 by Captain John Smith. Not much is left of the original settlement apart from the foundations of the church tower (1639), the churchyard (probably the oldest British churchyard in
North America) and the outlines of a few other buildings.
In the Jamestown Settlement are a re-creation of a Powhatan Indian village and replicas of the three ships that brought the settlers from England.
A memorial stone commemorates Pocahontas (c. 1595-1617), the daughter of an Indian chief who married John Rolfe and contributed to the reconciliation between Indians and Europeans. There is also a very interesting reconstruction of a 17th c. glassblower's workshop, in which glasses are made on old models.
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