About Your Visit: Eastern National National Park Service Historic Jamestowne offers many At Yorktown Battlefield, begin at the Visitor Eastern National, chartered in 1945, is a U.S. Department of the Interior activities for exploring the first Center, located behind the British defensive cooperating association operating in more than Colonial National Historical Park permanent English settlement in earthworks, with the 16-minute film, "Siege of 130 national parks and other public trusts from Virginia North America. Witness on-going Yorktown." View General George Washington's Maine to the Caribbean, providing quality archaeology at the 1607 James Fort military tents and artifacts from the siege; and educational products and services. Since 1947, Historic Jamestowne & excavation; tour the original 17th- join guided tours of the battle area and 18th- Eastern National has donated over $54 million century church tower and 1907 century Yorktown. In Yorktown, visit the to the National Park Service. Yorktown Battlefield Jamestown Memorial Church; take a guided Nelson House (open seasonally), home of Two centuries of history in 23 miles! walk through the remains of the original Thomas Nelson, Jr., a signer of the Eastern National's contributions have settlement along the picturesque James River; Declaration of Independence. benefitted national parks in many ways. It began at Jamestown in 1607. It ended and began "meet" a 17th-century personality; view at the Drive the self-guided, seven mile Eastern National's support includes anew at Yorktown in 1781. One hundred and Archaearium recent artifact discoveries ; and battlefield tour, along American underwriting the costs of research in cultural seventy-four years of hope, adventure, discovery, learn about the three cultures that were part of and French siege lines and stop at and natural resources; producing an array of settlement, struggle, suffering, war, growth and early Jamestown through visitor center exhibits. the Moore House (open distinguished and informative books and development that saw the country expand from a seasonally), site of surrender hundreds of folders, many distributed free of lonely English settlement of 104 men and boys on Historic Jamestowne is jointly preserved and negotiations ending the siege, and charge; funding special interpretive programs the James River into 13 British colonies. It ended administered by the Association for the Preser­ Surrender Field, where the British and special events; and underwritting for Great Britain in a port town on the York River, vation of Virginia Antiquities (APVA Preserva­ army grounded their weapons in an production of many audio-visual programs where independence for the new United States tion Virginia) and the National Park Service. elaborate ceremony. used in parks, homes and schools. became a reality. APVA Preservation Virginia Eastern National operates retail shops at the Jamestown Glasshouse and Yorktown Visitor APVA Preservation Virginia was Center. founded in 1889 to save Historic Jamestowne and other historic proprieties from decay and Hours of Operation: destruction. The APVA ac­ Historic Jamestowne For seasonal park hour Retrace the steps of colonial settlers and American quired 22.5 acres of land around and Yorktown Visitor changes and special Centers open 9:00-5:00 event information patriots at Colonial National Historical Park. the old church site at Historic Two museums, operated by the Jamestown- daily, except Christmas contact: Day and New Years Day. Explore the first permanent English settlement in Jamestowne in 1893. They have preserved and Yorktown Foundation, also help tell the story of Colonial National North America at Historic Jamestowne and discover maintained the property for over 100 years. The America's beginnings through living history, fdm, An entrance fee covers Historical Park both sites. P.O. Box 210 Yorktown Battlefield, site of the last major battle of National Park Service purchased the remainder and artifact-filled galleries. At Jamestown Yorktown, Virginia the American Revolution. of the island in 1934. Settlement, learn about the people of 17th- 23690 757-898-2410 century Virginia, while at the Yorktown Victory www.nps.gov/colo Share the moment of discovery with archaeologists APVA operates the Museum Store at Historic Center, discover the lives of people who APVA Preservation at the 1607 James Fort site, walk the abandoned Jamestowne. Additionally, the APVA owns or witnessed the American Revolution. For Virginia 757-229-0412 streets of Jamestown, visit historic buildings in administers 34 historic properties, representing information on admission and programs, call 888- www.historicjamestowne.org Yorktown, and travel the battlefield auto tour. Join three centuries of Virginia and 593-4682 or visit their website at Eastern National National Park Service rangers and staff for guided American history, located A P* Y/A www.historyisfiin.org. www.easternnational.org tours. Experience the sense of place that formed the throughout the state. rgMiMTOafflffiUFW'n"] JAMESTOWN YORKTOWN Serving America', National Paries . , . PRESERVATION VIRGINIA .rSKjrn.KMEN'I VICTORY CENTER and other pubitr Trusts Printed with Eastern National donation character of a nation in the 17th and 18th centuries. The Colonial Parkway, a 23-mile scenic byway, links Virginia's Historic Triangle of Jamestown, Williamsburg and Yorktown. Spectacular views of the James and York Rivers, and turnouts along the Parkway offer glimpses of the area's rich natural and cultural history. Directions to Colonial National Historical Park: From Interstate 64, take Exit 242A (Jamestown) or Exit 242B (Yorktown) and follow the signs to the Colonial Parkway. Historic Jamestowne can also be reached via Virginia Route 31, and Yorktown from U.S. Highway 17. .