Veterans Affairs Medical Center Engineering Service 100 Emancipation Drive Hampton Virginia 23667
Date:
1957. Dedicated May 1, 1957
Notes:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Virginia survey, 1995.
Image on file.
T.F. McGann & Sons Co. Fdy. Sommerville, Mass (Bronze plaque on base:) Sculp 1957 Mico Kaufman (Upper front of base, raised:) 1607 (Lower front of base below plaque, incised:) Near here,/the English landed/April 30, 1607 before/going to Jamestown./They were welcomed/by the Kecoughtan/Indians with native/religious ceremonies, dancing, and feasting. (Back of base:) In 1610, following the starving time at Jamestown, early settlers founded new homes on Hampton's fertile fields, establishing the oldest continuous English-speaking settlement in America. signed Founder's mark appears.
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Summary:
A replica of a seventeenth century sailing ship rests atop a multitiered base with inscriptions on the front and back. The front of the base has a relief plaque showing English colonists being welcomed by the Kecoughtan Indians.
