Celebrate America’s 400th Anniversary

This year, America’s first settlement turns 400, and you won’t want to miss the party!

Jamestown, settled in 1607, was the first permanent English settlement in the Americas. It is, in essence, our nation's birthplace. The traditions established at Jamestown - including representative government, the rule of law, free enterprise and cultural diversity - form the basis of American culture today.

The goal of this very special anniversary is to capture the spirit, imagination, and diversity of Americans and develop that energy into a myriad of community programs, signature events, and national and international festivities that showcases Virginia's unique role as the birthplace of modern America and the cradle of American democratic traditions, cultures, ideologies and principles - 400 years strong. 

• Arlington Committee on Jamestown 2007
• Official Jamestown 400th Anniversary