James River
Virginia's historic waterway
James River is a name shared by several rivers in the United States, most notably the 340-mile river in Virginia that flows from the Appalachian Mountains to the Chesapeake Bay.
This Virginia river holds historical significance as the site of the Jamestown settlement, England's first permanent colony in America.
Other rivers bearing the name include one in the Dakotas and another in Missouri.
- JamestownFirst permanent English settlement
- Powhatan ConfederacyTidewater Virginia tribal coalition
- RichmondVirginia's seat of government
- Chesapeake BayMid-Atlantic tidal estuary
- VirginiaMid-Atlantic American state
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- Virginia WatersPotomac River, Shenandoah River, Chesapeake Bay
- Chesapeake WatersChesapeake Bay, Potomac River, Susquehanna River, Potomac, Susquehanna
- LynchburgLynchburg
- RichmondRichmond, Chesterfield, Forest Hill, Main Street, Ashland
- riversMississippi, Amazon, river, rivers, Nile
- U.S. WatersMississippi River, Missouri, Hudson River, Delaware River, Potomac River