Colonial National Historical Park
Colonial National Historical Park is a
United States national park area located in the southeastern part of
Virginia, near
Williamsburg and
Newport News. The park encompasses the historic site of
Jamestown, the first permanent English settlement, which was founded in 1607, and the
Yorktown battlefield, site of the decisive 1781 American victory in the
American Revolutionary War. The park includes the
Colonial Parkway, a scenic 23-mile parkway linking Jamestown and Yorktown and running through the historic district of
Colonial Williamsburg. The park also includes two smaller sites: Green Spring, the 17th century plantation of colonial governor Sir William Berkeley; and the Cape Henry Memorial, site of the first landing of the Jamestown colonists, located in the city of
Virginia Beach, Virginia.
The park is administered by the
National Park Service.
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