Place · river
James River
The James River is a river in Virginia, United States, flowing about 560 kilometres from the Appalachian Mountains to Chesapeake Bay at Hampton Roads. Named after King James I, it was the site of Jamestown, the first permanent English settlement in America, founded in 1607. Its banks became the heart of Virginia's tobacco plantation economy, and Richmond grew at its falls.
Mentioned in 1 state history
See also
Cite this entry
- APA
- The Epoch Institute. (2026). James River. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/james-river
- MLA
- “James River.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia, The Epoch Institute, 2026, https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/james-river. Accessed .
- Chicago
- The Epoch Institute. “James River.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. 2026. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/james-river.
- Harvard
- The Epoch Institute (2026) ‘James River’, The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. Available at: https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/james-river (Accessed: ).
Last reviewed October 2026Random entry ↻