Tercentenary Monument

Description: 

103 ft tall obelisk of marble bricks with inscriptions dedicated to the founding of the "first permanent colony of the English people."
Constructed by US Government for 300th anniversary of the founding of Jamestown.

LocationMem: 
Historic Jamestowne, Virginia
Institution: 
government, USA
Official/Unofficial: 
official, Historical Marker Database
Historical Subject: 

1607 settlement of the Jamestown Colony

Physical Aspects: 

text, obelisk

Date of Dedication: 
1907
Place Location: 
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