Archaeological finds of sturgeon remains support that early colonial settlers in North America, notably those who established Jamestown in the Chesapeake Bay area in 1607, also prized these fish. When ...

With Jamestown slipping behind us, we headed downstream in the wake of Capt. John Smith, the first Englishman to explore the broad waters and many rivers of the Chesapeake Bay. Captain Smith—no ...

Twelve years earlier, in 1607, three ships carrying about 100 English colonists -- most of them men -- had sailed into Chesapeake Bay and anchored at the mouth of the James River. There the ...

But now we have the opportunity to make things right for Historic Jamestown. Read more about A Watershed Moment for the Chesapeake Resource A Watershed Moment for the Chesapeake The largest estuary in ...

It discusses the historical significance of watermen since the early settlements of Jamestown and Maryland ... amidst modernization. Keywords Chesapeake Bay, watermen, fishing, shellfish, oysters ...

Logan Kistler and Natalia Przelomska Archaeological finds of sturgeon remains support that early colonial settlers in North America, notably those who established Jamestown in the Chesapeake Bay ...