First Germans at Jamestown

First Germans at Jamestown (HMY5)

Location: Williamsburg, VA 23185
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Country: United States of America
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N 37° 13.789', W 76° 46.815'

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The first Germans to land in Jamestown, the first permanent English settlement in Virginia, arrived aboard the vessel Mary and Margaret about 1 October 1608. These Germans were glassmakers and carpenters. In 1620, German mineral specialists and saw-millwrights followed, to work and settle in the Virginia Colony. These pioneers and skilled craftsmen were the forerunners of the many millions of Germans who settled in America and became the single largest national group to populate the United States.
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HM NumberHMY5
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Marker NumberWT-2
Year Placed1996
Placed ByDepartment of Historic Resources
Marker ConditionNo reports yet
Date Added Tuesday, September 2nd, 2014 at 3:17am PDT -07:00
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Locationbig map
UTM (WGS84 Datum)18S E 342071 N 4121851
Decimal Degrees37.22981667, -76.78025000
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 37° 13.789', W 76° 46.815'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds37° 13' 47.34" N, 76° 46' 48.90" W
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Area Code(s)757, 202
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 2000-2048 VA-31, Williamsburg VA 23185, US
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