Eyewitnesses at James Fort

Only a few contemporaneous descriptions of James Fort
exist. The writings of
George
Percy,
John Smith,
William Strachey, and
Ralph Hamor give historians a source on
which to base their interpretations of the fort. In addition, there are two known visual representations of the original fort, both possibly made in 1608. One was drawn by Robert Tindall, listed as a gunner to Prince Henry; the other, displayed on the right, was sketched out by Pedro Zuniga, a Spanish Ambassador and spy. The beginning of the
Jamestown Rediscovery project in 1994 represented the first
chance for new information about the original fort and colonists in nearly 370 years. Come join us on our voyage of rediscovery as we uncover
"The Buried Truth" of America's birthplace.