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MAP & DIRECTIONS to Jamestown Settlement and the Yorktown Victory Center. Use Route 31 South (Jamestown Road) when traveling to Jamestown Settlement and Historic Jamestowne. A section of the Colonial Parkway is closed until Spring 2010.
Open daily 9 a.m.-5 p.m.
(6 p.m. June 15 - August 15)
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July 28, 2008
 Powhatan was the paramount chief of some 30 Powhatan Indian tribes when
English settlers arrived at Jamestown in 1607. His daughter Pocahontas
befriended the English and at times served as intermediary between the
two cultural groups.
Episode #25 - 1:04 - 6.38 MB - .mp4
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July 28,2008
 Brought to Jamestown as a captive, Captain John Smith became part
of the governing council of Jamestown and an iconic historical figure
due to his skillful leadership of the threatened colony and strong
relationships with the Virginia Indians.
Episode #26 - 1:04 - 6.34 MB - .mp4
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July 23, 2008
 Early 17th-century Jamestown colonists had a difficult time
adjusting to the environment of Virginia. For several years, the colony
struggled through supply shortages, sickness, death and lack of strong
leadership, and it depended on a constant stream of settlers and
provisions to survive.
Episode #27 - 1:04 - 6.17 MB - .mp4
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July 23, 2008
 Africans, who arrived against their will in 1619 had no choice
other than to adapt to the conditions in which they found themselves.
This included learning new English customs and language and having
their own traditions ignored or discouraged by those around them.
Episode #28- 1:04 - 6.21 MB - .mp4
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