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Virginia slavery took root in the rich soil of the York
Old Point Comfort and Jamestown may have the distinction of being the first places associated with the arrival of Virginia's first Africans in 1619. But it wasn't until decades later that slavery really took off -- and when it did it was the south...
Tags: Yorktown (York, Virginia), Jamestown (Jamestown, Virginia), Slavery, Memorial Day, York County (Virginia)
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A lost Spanish mission on the York River
When the first English settlers sailed into Hampton Roads in 1607, they were latecomers to Virginia. Four times during the previous half-century, Spanish explorers probed the James and York rivers - and on Sept. 10, 1570 they planted a Jesuit mission...
Tags: Mexico City, Jamestown-Yorktown Foundation, Mexico, Colonial Williamsburg, Jamestown (Jamestown, Virginia)
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Community announcements: A race, soccer & Boy Scouts
Bobby Stewart race The 4th annual Bobby Stewart 5k and 8k Run/Walk will be held on Saturday at Williams Wharf Landing in Mathews. The junior 1-mile fun run will begin at 9:15 a.m., the 5k race at 10 a.m. and the 8k race at 10:15 a.m. The 8k race is part...Tags: High School Sports, American Legion, Chicago Hotels, Veterans Day, Boy Scouts of America
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