![]() ![]() ![]() It followed several failed attempts, including the Lost Colony of Roanoke, established in 1585 on Roanoke Island, later part of North Carolina. (N.S.), and was considered permanent after a brief abandonment in 1610. It was established by the Virginia Company of London as "James Fort" on O.S. ![]() It was located on the northeast bank of the James River, about 2.5 mi (4 km) southwest of the center of modern Williamsburg. The Jamestown settlement in the Colony of Virginia was the first permanent English settlement in the Americas. ![]()
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