Idea: Jamestown

Since I'm working with the history of Virginia it seems best to start from the origins of Virginia. Therefore the English colony at Jamestown would seem like the place. For me Jamestown is wrapped in the mystery of false history of epic proportions, and what for this country and this state amounts to ancient history.

Quotes:

Jamestown, a name of first rank among historic names, saw the birth of English America. Here on an island in the James River in the heart of tidewater Virginia the English carved a settlement out of the wilderness. ~JOHN L. COTTER and J. PAUL HUDSON

For 13 years (until 1620) Virginia was the only English colony on the American mainland. Jamestown served this colony as its place of origin and as its capital for 92 years--from 1607 to 1699. ~JOHN L. COTTER and J. PAUL HUDSON

Text:

Cotter, John L., J. Paul Hudson, and Tom Thomas. New Discoveries at Jamestown: Site of the First English Settlement. Seattle, WA: CreateSpace, 2009. Print.