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America’s oldest tombstone journeyed across the Atlantic and honored a knight

In 1901, a broken tombstone from the first permanent English settlement in North America at Jamestown was rediscovered in Virginia’s Memorial Church. Today, nearly a century later, researchers have cracked the mystery of its origin,

The Independent on MSN · 1h

Archaeologists finally solve mystery behind oldest tombstone in US belonging to English knight

The oldest known tombstone in the US belonged to an English knight and likely came from Belgium, according to a new study that sheds more light on trade routes linked to colonial America.Archeologists have known the tombstone belonged to a knight and was set up in 1627 in Jamestown,

Phys.org on MSN · 1d

New research reveals that America's oldest tombstone came from Belgium and belonged to an English knight

Jamestown, Virginia, was founded in 1607 and was the first English permanent settlement in America. It has been the subject of many archaeological and historical analyses, including a recent study by Prof.

Irish Sun · 18h

Secrets of America’s oldest tombstone reveal it belongs to ENGLISH knight with links to surprising trade routes

BURIED beneath the oldest known tombstone in the US is an English knight, according to a new study, which nods to surprising trade routes from the time. Archaeologists have long-known that the

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Coborn’s Announces Grand Re-Opening of Jamestown Cash Wise Shopping Campus

Coborn’s, Inc., the parent company of Cash Wise Foods, has announced the grand re-opening of its Jamestown Cash Wise shopping ...

Williamsburg Yorktown Daily13d

Jamestown Settlement Extends Afrofuturism in Costume Design Exhibition

Afrofuturism in Costume Design” special exhibition at Jamestown Settlement will be extended through Jan. 5. Special programs ...

Jamestown Settlement’s Director’s Series is back to explore American history

Christy S. Coleman, executive director of the Jamestown-Yorktown Foundation, will sit down with a new batch of scholars to ...

Jamestown Fund Sued by Investor on Inflated Property Value Claim

Jamestown LP affiliates shortchanged a commercial real estate investor by demanding an additional $10 million when they knew ...

Williamsburg Yorktown Daily11d

Jamestown Settlement Director’s Series Guests Announced for Fall Season

Jamestown Settlement’s popular Director’s Series will continue this fall, featuring three conversations with experts in their ...

Jamestown Sun1d

District 4 of the American Legion and Auxiliary to meet in Jamestown

American Legion and Auxiliary Districtd 4 will meet on Thursday, Sept. 26, at the All Vets Club in Jamestown. A social is at 5 p.m., dinner and 6 p.m. and meetings will follow at 7 p.m. Coffee and ...

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The Story of America’s Oldest Tombstone Is Surprisingly Complicated

The tombstone, often considered the oldest in the United States, was found in Jamestown, Virginia, the first permanent ...

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