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may 14, 1607 - Founding of Jamestown Settlement

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3 ships, sent by the Virginia Company of London, found the first permanent settlement in the Virginia colony. The location of the colony on a swampy peninsula, with brackish water poorly suited for drinking, and full of disease-carrying pests.

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may 14, 1607
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~ 419 years ago