when was the colony of jamestown started and where was it located
Jamestown, Virginia
The Jamestown settlement in the Colony of Virginia was the first permanent English settlement in the Americas . It was located on the east bank of the Powhatan ( James ) River about 2.5 mi ( 4 km ) southwest of the center of modern Williamsburg . William Kelso writes that Jamestown `` is where the British Empire began '' . It was established by the Virginia Company of London as `` James Fort '' on May 4 , 1607 O.S. ; ( May 14 , 1607 N.S. ) , and was considered permanent after brief abandonment in 1610 . It followed several failed attempts , including the Lost Colony of Roanoke , established in 1585 on Roanoke Island . Jamestown served as the capital of the colony of Virginia for 83 years , from 1616 until 1699 . 
The Jamestown settlement in the Colony of Virginia was the first permanent English settlement in the Americas . It was located on the east bank of the Powhatan ( James ) River about 2.5 mi ( 4 km ) southwest of the center of modern Williamsburg . William Kelso writes that Jamestown `` is where the British Empire began '' . It was established by the Virginia Company of London as `` James Fort '' on May 4 , 1607 O.S. ; ( May 14 , 1607 N.S. ) , and was considered permanent after brief abandonment in 1610 . It followed several failed attempts , including the Lost Colony of Roanoke , established in 1585 on Roanoke Island . Jamestown served as the capital of the colony of Virginia for 83 years , from 1616 until 1699 .
The Jamestown settlement in the Colony of Virginia was located on the east bank of the Powhatan ( James ) River about 2.5 mi ( 4 km ) southwest of the center of modern Williamsburg . It was established by the Virginia Company of London as `` James Fort '' on May 4 , 1607 O.S. ; ( May 14 , 1607 N.S. ) , and was considered permanent after brief abandonment in 1610 . Jamestown served as the capital of the colony of Virginia for 83 years , from 1616 until 1699 .
The Jamestown settlement in the Colony of Virginia was the first permanent English settlement in the Americas . It was located on the east bank of the Powhatan ( James ) River about 2.5 mi ( 4 km ) southwest of the center of modern Williamsburg . It was established by the Virginia Company of London as `` James Fort '' on May 4 , 1607 O.S. ; ( May 14 , 1607 N.S. ) , and was considered permanent after brief abandonment in 1610 . Jamestown served as the capital of the colony of Virginia for 83 years , from 1616 until 1699 .
The Jamestown settlement in the Colony of Virginia was located on the east bank of the Powhatan (James) River about 2.5 mi southwest of the center of modern Williamsburg. It was established by the Virginia Company of London as ``James Fort'' on May 4, 1607 O.S.; and was considered permanent after brief abandonment in 1610.
The Jamestown settlement in the Colony of Virginia was the first permanent English settlement in the Americas . It was located on the east bank of the Powhatan ( James ) River about 2.5 mi ( 4 km ) southwest of the center of modern Williamsburg . It was established by the Virginia Company of London as `` James Fort '' on May 4 , 1607 O.S. ; ( May 14 , 1607 N.S. ) , and was considered permanent after brief abandonment in 1610 .