 Marker ID:
KV6 Title: Susan
Constant Shrine
Location: West Ocean View Ave near Fourth
View St., Norfolk VA 23503 Description:
"This shrine commemorates the Susan Constant,
the flagship of the fleet that carried the first English
settlers to Virginia in 1607. The Susan Constant, a
120-ton vessel, was built in 1605 and made one voyage to
Spain before the Virginia Company of London chartered it.
Captained by Christopher Newport, the Susan Constant,
Godspeed and Discovery sailed from London on 20 Dec.1606 and arrived nearby on the Virginia capes on 26
Apr. 1607. The colonists erected a cross claiming the land
for England, explored the James River for a suitable
settlement site, and planted the
first permanent English colony at Jamestown on 14 May 1607."
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