James City County

by Sara E. Lewis

Book Overview

Beyond museum restorations at Jamestown and neighboring Williamsburg, the history of America's first county is largely unknown to many who visit or live nearby. However, they see and read a multitude of street, neighborhood, and business names that bear silent witness to the county's history. Founded in 1634 atop ancient Algonquin Indian territory, the locality was first made up of plantations and small farms occupied by Europeans and Africans. As...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0738568503
• ISBN13: 9780738568508
• Release Date: March 2009
• Publisher: Arcadia Publishing (SC)
• Length: 128 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.6" x 9.2"