Godspeed sets sail in May.A re-creation of the 17th-century ship, Godspeed, commissioned by the Jamestown Settlement The Jamestown Settlement was one of the first English settlements in North America. Named for King James I of England, Jamestown was founded in the Virginia Colony on May 14, 1607. , will embark on a tour of six cities on the east coast from Jamestown, Va., to commemorate com·mem·o·rate tr.v. com·mem·o·rat·ed, com·mem·o·rat·ing, com·mem·o·rates 1. To honor the memory of with a ceremony. See Synonyms at observe. 2. To serve as a memorial to. the 1607 settlement of that first permanent English settlement in the Americas. The Godspeed will set sail after a "Landing Party" festival, which will include live music, family entertainment and historical and cultural displays to showcase Jamestown history. Godspeed will lift anchor on May 22 to travel to Alexandria, Va., Baltimore, Md., Philadelphia, Pa., New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of , N.Y., Boston, Mass. and Newport, R.I. Admission to the cast-off cast·off n. 1. One that has been discarded. 2. Printing A calculation of the amount of space a manuscript will occupy when set into type. adj. also cast-off Discarded; rejected. events is free. For more information, visit www.jamestown 2007.org. |
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