Providence

Historical marker location:

Farmville, Virginia

( Marker is at the intersection of Farmville Road (U.S. 15) and Worsham Road (County Route 665), on the right when traveling north on Farmville Road.)

Marker installed: 1929

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.