Jamestown Fort, 1607

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+ The Church |
5. Bulwarks of Half-moon Shape |
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1. Market Place |
6. Principal Entrance, or "South Gate |
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2. Storehouse and Court of Guard |
7. Other Gates |
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3. Streets of "Settled" Houses (shown in rows) |
8. Trench or Moat around Palisade |
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4. Palisades of Posts |
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Approximation of the first fort based upon rare descriptions and the Zuniga Map.
Source: Henry Chandlee Forman, Jamestown and St. Mary's, Buried Cities of Romance (Baltimore: The Johns Hopkins Press, 1938), 39.
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©Crandall Shifflett |