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Kitchen and Cellar

The Common Kettle Situated ten feet to the east and oriented with the cellar that housed James Fort’s first well was this L-shaped cellar. The cellar […]

Corps de Garde

Possible Guardhouse Near the northern corner of the fort, archaeologists have uncovered the telltale signature of a small mud-and-stud building. Many buildings in the fort that […]

1608 Church

A Pretty Chapel In 2010, archaeological excavations located the first substantial church built at Jamestown. It was here that Powhatan’s favored daughter, Pocahontas, married John Rolfe […]

James Fort’s First Well

A Faire Well of Fresh Water Located near the geographic center of James Fort and connected to the storehouse was a large rectangular cellar with a […]

The Barracks

A Mud-and-Stud Cottage A series of stains in the soil, left from a rectangular configuration of holes from decayed structural wooden posts, and a cellar that […]

East Bulwark

The First Line of Defense The east bulwark or bastion of James Fort was located in December of 1995. The first indication of this feature was […]

Powder Magazine

Powder Magazine A circular feature, roughly 15 feet across and 6 feet deep was found in the southeast bulwark. It has straight sides and a flat […]

John White’s House

A Jamestown Warehouse The middle of the 1620s saw James Fort decline in importance as Jamestown came into its own as the capital of the Virginia […]

The Factory

An Outpost for Trade The excavations of a 50′ palisade wall trench extending east from the triangular James Fort revealed a mud-and-stud building. This building was […]

Fort Extension

The Colony Expands to the East The initial triangular fort of 1607 was ultimately expanded toward the east. Evidence of the addition has been found in […]

Jamestown Churches

The First Church Captain John Smith reported that the first church services were held outdoors “under an awning (which was an old saile)” fastened to three […]

The Quarter

Big Finds in a Small Cellar The partial remains of an early post-in-ground building, given the name ‘the Quarter,’ were found along the eastern palisade wall. […]

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