Jamestown 400th anniversary inspiring tours
Today, with the 400th anniversary of the founding of Jamestown little more than a year away, historians, archaeologists, researchers and others are revisiting those earliest days of the English colonization of America, uncovering new information, reconsidering long-held assumptions and broadening our understanding of the individuals, the places and the events. One of the best ways you can immerse yourself in the still-unfolding history of early 17th-century Virginia -- and explore the natural beauty of the area as the first settlers and the Native American inhabitants might have experienced it -- is to follow the recently developed, self-guided tour, "Captain John Smith's Adventures on the James River."
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