John Smith Explores the Chesapeake

Historical marker location:

9525 Deep Bottom Road, Richmond, Virginia

( Marker is on Deep Bottom Road, 0.3 miles east of James Street, on the left when traveling south.)

Captain John Smith Chesapeake National Historic Trail.

Jamestown, Virginia, was the first permanent English settlement in the Americas. It was founded in 1607 and served as the capital of Virginia until 1699.