UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Stewart L. Udall, Secretary

NATIONAL PARK SERVICE
Conrad L. Wirth, Director

HISTORICAL HANDBOOK NUMBER TWO

This publication is one of a series of handbooks describing the historical and archeological areas in the National Park System administered by the National Park Service of the United States Department of the Interior. It is printed by the Government Printing Office and may be purchased from the Superintendent of Documents, Washington 25, D. C. Price 25 cents.

Jamestown, Virginia
THE TOWNSITE AND ITS STORY

By Charles E. Hatch, Jr.

The Seal of “His Majesties Council of Virginia”

The National Park Service
cooperating with
The Association for the Preservation of Virginia Antiquities