"Why were the Colonists Building VIRGINIA?

Annotated map image

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"Where Did They Build VIRGINIA?

The Hunt Map showing three possible building locations.

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"Where Did They Build VIRGINIA?

Image depicting one building location - possible at either site #1 or site #3.

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"Where Did They Build VIRGINIA?

Image depicting building location at site 2

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"How was VIRGINIA rigged?"

Annotated image of a pinnace from Hunt map

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The Vice Admiral's House - a reproduction at the Maine Maritime Museum

Wattle and daub construction of this house at MMM. Credit: Jim Nelson MMM educator

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Popham Colony Wattle and Daub Construction Sequence

Illustrated .pdf - credit : Judith Dunsford

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Resources below are part of the MFS Educator's Packet

Two Maps of the Mouth of the Kennebec River - site of the Popham Colony

Champlain's map of 1605 and a modern nautical chart

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Popham Colony Fact Sheet

Summary information gathered by MFS historians.

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Bibliographical Information

Suggested resources for further study

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A timeline from 12,000 BP to 1607

A guide tracing the factors affecting habitation in Northern New England

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The Popham Colony: An Historical and Archaeological Brief by Dr. Jeffrey Brain

Published in the Maine Archaeological Society, Inc. Bulletin. Vol. 43:1 Spring 2003

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