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  • Jamestown Landing Weekend

    Saturday, May 11, 2013

    Special programs and tours commemorate the landing of the first settlers at Jamestown in 1607. More

    Location:
    Historic Jamestowne
    Fees:
    Entrance Fee Required.

  • Jamestown Landing Weekend

    Sunday, May 12, 2013

    Special programs and tours commemorate the landing of the first settlers at Jamestown in 1607. More

    Location:
    Historic Jamestowne
    Fees:
    Entrance Fee Required.

  • Civil War Weekend

    Saturday, May 25, 2013

    Tactical demonstrations, encampments and a Confederate field hospital interpret the role Yorktown played during the Peninsula Campaign. More

    Location:
    Yorktown Battlefield
    Fees:
    Entrance Fee.

  • Civil War Weekend

    Sunday, May 26, 2013

    Tactical demonstrations, encampments and a Confederate field hospital interpret the role Yorktown played during the Peninsula Campaign. More

    Location:
    Yorktown Battlefield
    Fees:
    Entrance Fee.

Did You Know?

Satellite image of the Chesapeake Bay courtesy of the USGS

The Chesapeake Bay is the largest estuary in the United States at 200 miles long, from 3 to 30 miles wide with an area of 3,237 square miles.  Four major rivers empty into the Chesapeake Bay in Virginia:  the James River, the York River, the Rappahannock River and the Potomac River.