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Posted by }<)))*> StriperChaser on December 17, 2005, 7:15 am The trail was created as part of statewide preparations for the 400 “As Virginia prepares to commemorate the 400th anniversary of the “The trail is an exciting opportunity to experience the James River Accessible by land or water, the Captain John Smith James River It extends from Richmond to Hampton Roads and features 40 A similar route along the York River in Virginia is slated for completion in 2006. The new trail The National Park Service is conducting a feasibility study on a Bay-wide trail. The Virginia Link: Read the article
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Virginia Governor Mark Warner announced on Tuesday the Captain
John Smith James River Trail, a newly developed boating and
driving trail along the James River that chronicles Smith’s
explorations of the waterway between 1607 and 1609.
th anniversary of the founding of Jamestown. The Governor made
the announcement at the annual executive council meeting of the
Chesapeake Bay Program in Washington, D.C.
Jamestown settlement, it’s fitting that we create this trail that
traces Captain Smith’s first adventures in this country,” said
Governor Warner.
and the wonders of the Chesapeake Bay just as Smith did. Now,
visitors and students can retrace Smith’s journeys in a kayak or
canoe as well as from a car or a classroom.”
Trail is similar in concept to the state’s successful Civil War Trails.
points of interest including: the Valentine Museum Richmond
History Center, Henricus Historical Park, Flowerdew Hundred
Plantation, Smith’s Fort Plantation, Chippokes Plantation State
Park, Mariners' Museum, Virginia Living Museum, Watermen’s
Museum, Historic Jamestowne, Jamestown Settlement, Westover
Plantation, Shirley Plantation and others. Parks en route include Presquile National Wildlife
Refuge, Hog Island Wildlife Management Area, and Chickahominy Riverfront Park.
puts Virginia at the vanguard of the movement to create a national historic water trail
commemorating Smith’s exploration of the Chesapeake Bay.
Department of Conservation and Recreation and the Virginia Tourism Corporation developed an
interactive Web site and educational poster about the John Smith trail.
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