Barboursville

Historical marker location:

5545 Spotswood Trail, Barboursville, Virginia

( Marker is at the intersection of Spotswood Trail (U.S. 33) and Old Barboursville Road (Virginia Route 738), on the right when traveling south on Spotswood Trail.)

Marker installed: 2016

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.