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jan 1, 1607 - Jamestown founded

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First permanent colony by the English, located in Virginia. Previously tried to establish one at Roanoke but it failed. Everyone was dying until John Smith saved everyone and John Rolfe figured out how to plant Tobacco.

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jan 1, 1607
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~ 419 years ago