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James River at sunset, Jamestown, Virginia (Joe Sohm/Digital Vision/Getty)

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When we reviewed it, Virginia was gearing up to celebrate the 400th anniversary of the landing of America's first permanent English-speaking colonists here in April of 1607. That small band had a rough start at Jamestown, but within a few years the beautiful and bountiful land they called Virginia had greatly rewarded them for their courageous efforts. They first set foot on a sandy Atlantic Ocean beach at Cape Charles, at the mouth of one of the world's great estuaries, the Chesapeake Bay. Beyond them lay a varied, rich, and scenic land. They settled beside one of the great tidal rivers whose tributaries led their descendants through the rolling hills of the Piedmont, over the Blue Ridge Mountains, and into the great valleys beyond. Read More

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The Wild Shore Takes Flight
Serious birdwatchers know that Virginia’s Eastern Shore is the place to be each fall, as millions of songbirds, raptors, shorebirds, and waterfowl fly south for the winter along the Mid-Atlantic flyway. Newbies can get acquainted with it all during the Eastern Shore of Virginia Birding & Wildlife Festival, held each September.
Jamestown’s 400th Anniversary
Contrary to popular belief, America was founded in Jamestown, Virginia, not Plymouth, Massachusetts, 400 years ago. Take a day trip to learn a little more about this tiny outpost that became the first British settlement in North America…or just go to see Chaka Khan and Pocahontas.
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