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but the land itself—tobacco, and the glistening waters, teeming with life—that greeted them upon their arrival in May of 1607. Imagine a band of ill-prepared men with grandiose visions and nothing to lose stepping foot onto Virginia shores for the first time. What they found must have astounded them.
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Providence Lanexa Toano
How Gloucester Was Named Charles City
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Gloucester was known by the English as James Cittie by 1619. In 1634, the name was changed to Charles River Shire by King Charles I. The Native Americans referred to the area as Pamunkie, which means “rising upland.”
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were bestowed by Charles I to those adventurers of purse and person who garnered his favor and understood that the means to wealth was land ownership in the New World. Even though the land in Gloucester was not actually declared completely safe for settling until 1649, many took the risk and obtained vast land holdings in what would become Gloucester County.
As early as 1639 land grants Claremont
JAMES CITY COUNTY
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Waller Mill Park
Williamsburg Jam es
In 1642, during the civil wars in England, the name of the county and river was changed to York, before Charles I literally lost his head. The county was officially created in 1651 and named for Henry, Duke of Gloucester, who was the third son of Charles I. Early land grants were awarded to ancient planters whose family names would be recognizable to us today. The Great-Great Grandfather of George Washington, Augustine Warner I, was one of these men. Many of the families to originally settle the area still have a presence here through place names and historic homes
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Historic Williamsburg
Yorktown
Colonial National Historic Park
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Gloucester Point
Ordinary
York River State Park
Barhamsville 273 New Kent 33
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Historic Gloucester Courthouse Square & Beaverdam Park
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MATHEWS COUNTY
North Foster Mathews
Cardinal Port Haywood
Williams Wharf Rowing Center
Mobjack Bay
Newport
that continue to grace the lands and waterways of modern day Gloucester. Native magnolias, dogwood and a host of exquisite flowering trees also grow throughout the woodlands in Gloucester. Another unique characteristic of Gloucester are the vast rivers of daffodils that have naturalized throughout the rural lands of this truly beautiful county. The daffodils of Gloucester still bear glorious witness to the nameless, faceless settlers and indentured servants who brought these gilded treasurers all the way across the Atlantic Ocean to bloom in a brave new world!
New Point Comfort Lighthouse
VIMS Aquarium Seasford 14 Diggs
Tompkins Cottage Onemo
Bethel Beach Natural Area Preserve
Susan New Point West Point 33
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Hardyville Deltaville
Deltaville Maritime Museum
Cobbs Creek
Hudgins Gwynn
Stingray Point
Holly Point Nature Park
Gwynn’s Island Museum
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