Jamestown Festival Park, 1957, photo 3

This image shows children and adults listening to a tour guide in historic costume give a lecture on board one of the replica ships at the newly opened Jamestown Festival Park in Jamestown, VA. The park opened in 1957 for the 350th anniversary of the original settlement's founding in 1607, and included recreations of Native American and English settlements and three replica ships. The opening celebration lasted from April 1 to November 30, 1957. Students possibly include members of Appalachian Elementary School (1925-1975) and Appalachian High School (1938-1965), demonstration schools run by Appalachian State Teachers College (1929-1967) and Watauga County.

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Appalachian State University

News Bureau Faculty and Staff Biographical File, 2004.265, Box 7, Pritchett, Mrs. Earleen, C11.1.3.1.

University Archives, Appalachian State University

1957

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1950s

Jamestown Festival Park. Jamestown (Va)

Series 11 -- Local Area. Series 2 -- Events

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