Re-creations of the 1607 English ships Godspeed, Discovery and Susan Constant are moored at Jamestown Settlement. Courtesy of the Jamestown-Yorktown Foundation.  

A visitor examines a quartermaster's supply inventory in the Yorktown Victory Center's re-created Continental Army encampment. Courtesy of the Jamestown-Yorktown Foundation.  

The "Establishing Jamestown" exhibit in the Jamestown Settlement galleries. Courtesy of the Jamestown-Yorktown Foundation.  

The Declaration of Independence Gallery at
the Yorktown Victory Center. Courtesy of the Jamestown-Yorktown Foundation.  

Fanning embers for a cooking fire in Jamestown Settlement's re-created Powhatan Indian village. Courtesy of the Jamestown-Yorktown Foundation.  

Visitors learn the steps leading up to firing a cannon in the Yorktown Victory Center's re-created Continental Army encampment. Courtesy of the Jamestown-Yorktown Foundation.  

A family tries on armor in the re-created 1610-14 fort at Jamestown Settlement. Courtesy of the Jamestown-Yorktown Foundation.  

A visitors waters the vegetable garden at the Yorktown Victory Center's re-created 1780s farm. Courtesy of the Jamestown-Yorktown Foundation.  

In Jamestown Settlement's re-created Powhatan Indian village, a historical interpreter shows visitors how to weave a basket from plant fibers.  Courtesy of the Jamestown-Yorktown Foundation.  

A Jamestown Settlement historical interpreter shows visitors a compass.  Courtesy of the Jamestown-Yorktown Foundation.  

A Jamestown Settlement historical interpreter assists a visitor with tying a knot aboard the Susan Constant, a re-creation of one of the three ships that sailed to Virginia in 1607. Courtesy of the Jamestown-Yorktown Foundation.   

Visitors to the Yorktown Victory Center's Continental Army encampment cover their ears during a cannon-firing demonstration. Courtesy of the Jamestown-Yorktown Foundation.  

A historical interpreter fires a matchlock musket in the re-created 1610-14 fort at Jamestown Settlement.  Courtesy of the Jamestown-Yorktown Foundation.  

A visitor helps make an apple pie in the Yorktown Victory Center's re-created 1780s farm. Courtesy of the Jamestown-Yorktown Foundation.