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Establishment of the Henricus Settlement

Type Event Region North America Time 1611

In 1611, Virginia colony governor Thomas Dale founded the settlement of Henricus about 50 miles upstream of Jamestown, named for Prince Henry Frederi…

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  1. 1611Upper James River · Virginia ColonyGovernor Thomas Dale judged the swampy environment of Jamestown unsuitable for long-term survival after the Starving Time and planned a new town on higher ground upstream to improve sanitation and advance expansion into the Powhatan Confederacy's heartland.
  2. 1611Henricus · Virginia ColonyColonists built a town at a bend in the James River, naming it Henricus in honor of Prince Henry Frederick of Wales. The town became Virginia's second permanent English settlement, and a missionary college for Native Americans was planned there.

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