James City County

Beyond museum restorations at Jamestown and neighboring Williamsburg, the history of America�s first county is largely unknown to many who visit or live nearby. However, they see and read a multitude of street, neighborhood, and business names that bear silent witness to the county�s history. Founded in 1634 atop ancient Algonquin Indian territory, the locality was first made up of plantations and small farms occupied by Europeans and Africans. As they spread out from �James Citie,� immigrants s