Virginia State Design

The people were hoping to dig for gold and silver, but they faced many problems. The people struggled to survive, but two thirds of them died. In 1610 more settlers arrived with more supplies. Eventually the people learned to grow corn and tobacco and began raising hogs. Jamestown was the first capital of Virginia.

Jamestown was attacked by Indians two times, and was burned down twice, so it did not survive. Williamsburg became the new capital of Virginia in 1699. Archaeologists have found the remains of Jamestown and are trying to restore it. In 1957 Virginia celebrated the 350th anniversary of the founding of Jamestown. You can see models of the Jamestown fort and the three ships in the Jamestown Festival Park near the original Jamestown. In 2007 Jamestown will celebrate its quadricentennial (or 400th anniversary). The years 1607-2007 are engraved on the Virginia quarter to honor this colony.

Fabulous, you found the missing Virginia State Quarter!
Click here to go back to the Capitol to find the remaining missing quarters.	Investigate The State Quarters
The Virginia quarter was the tenth state quarter to be released by the U.S. Mint. Virginia became a state on June 25, 1788, and the Virginia quarter was the last one to be released in the year 2000. Thousands of ideas for this quarter came from colleges, universities, museums, and state agencies. Governor James Gilmore III recommended the final design to the Secretary of the Treasury. The Virginia quarter shows the three ships that brought the first English settlers to Virginia. These three ships were owned by the Virginia Company of London. They were called the Susan Constant, Godspeed, and Discovery. Captain Christopher Newport was in charge of the ships. In 1607 the ships landed in Virginia. The people built a fort and started a new colony. It was named Jamestown after King James I.
The people were hoping to dig for gold and silver, but they faced many problems. The people struggled to survive, but two thirds of them died. In 1610 more settlers arrived with more supplies. Eventually the people learned to grow corn and tobacco and began raising hogs. Jamestown was the first capital of Virginia. Jamestown was attacked by Indians two times, and was burned down twice, so it did not survive. Williamsburg became the new capital of Virginia in 1699. Archaeologists have found the remains of Jamestown and are trying to restore it. In 1957 Virginia celebrated the 350th anniversary of the founding of Jamestown. You can see models of the Jamestown fort and the three ships in the Jamestown Festival Park near the original Jamestown. In 2007 Jamestown will celebrate its quadricentennial (or 400th anniversary). The years 1607-2007 are engraved on the Virginia quarter to honor this colony.