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UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Stewart L. Udall, Secretary

NATIONAL PARK SERVICE Conrad L. Wirth, Director

HISTORICAL HANDBOOK NUMBER TWO

This publication is one of a series of handbooks describing the historical and archeological areas in the National Park System administered by the National Park Service of the United States Department of the Interior. It is printed by the Government Printing Office and may be purchased from the Superintendent of Documents, Washington 25, D. C. Price 25 cents.

Jamestown, Virginia THE TOWNSITE AND ITS STORY

By Charles E. Hatch, Jr.

The Seal of “His Majesties Council of Virginia”

The National Park Service cooperating with The Association for the Preservation of Virginia Antiquities

NATIONAL PARK SERVICE HISTORICAL HANDBOOK SERIES NO. 2 Washington, D. C., 1949 (Revised 1957)

This publication relates to Jamestown Island, Va. A portion of Jamestown Island is included in Colonial National Historical Park and is administered by the National Park Service of the United States Department of the Interior. Jamestown National Historic Site, the other portion of the island, is administered by the Association for the Preservation of Virginia Antiquities. A cooperative agreement between the Association and the Department of the Interior has been in effect since 1940 providing for a unified program of development for the whole Jamestown Island area.