The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-06-11
do save and recover somew hat from
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IHo QeluBe OIL LlUe. 4N f5stI5
mo state IN the Union Is richer than
Virginia III historic Incident, IN trada
r1on and legend, but no people nave
been SO careless in the preservation OF
the landmarks OF history.
raaata over se,r our state .nese no Mvrs
many Of which have talIen TO decay,
and In some cases they have been torn
down ana the material used 10 repaif
q dwelling or build q pig'sty.
Hccords Not Preserved.
Twenty years ago saw a tomb
stone bearing the almost obliterated
epitaph and arms Of a deceased vlr-
gilman. serving as the doorstep to a
cabin. 1t had been taken from the
Finer r Church; in Btissand Parish.
Nor have we been careful to pre-
serve the records OF our civtllzatlon,
or. Il preserved, to make Nem ac-
:some years ago 1 heard a distln.
guished Nrginian say that there are
thousands OF respectable men ana wO-
men In this State who could not obtain
any record evidence Of the marriage
OF their parents.
of the counties in the eastern portlon
of the State wer edestroyed by lilo on
the evacuation of Richmond in 1870.
but before and since the war. clerk.
destroyed by tire. and but few fire.
proof buildings OF that character could
be found. q
But there has recently been a
marked change in this respect. Many
hre-proof buildings have been PROVIDED
for the preservation OF valuable records
and papers, and these have been made
acceptable to the student and historian.
1t Is unquestionably true that much OF
the attention drawn to the subject by
the work OF this association. Our New
England fellow-countrymen have al
ways been assiduous. not only In pre-
serving historic landmarks, but in In
| culcating q knowledge OF the history
OF their section; but until recently the
| masses OF the peopleNof Virginia had
| given but little attention to the early
history OF their state. Alnost every
school boy or girl in Virginia could
brought.over the Pilgrims, and tho rock
on which they landed; but, up to few
years ago. few yirginians could give
| the names Of the vessels which landed
| the Colonists In Virginia thirteen years
previously, or could tell the story OF
Jamestown. But there has recently
been on awakening on this important
subject, and the people OF Virginia
their own State and the study OF Yir-
glnia history has become popular.
Stimulus To Study,
i TO the Association for the Preserya.
ton offVirginia Antiquities and to the
Virginia HISTORICAL Society must, to q
ening and this stimulus to historic
4 study.
This association has preserved anc
1 presents the object lessons, and tho
It's publications and otherwise. dissem
mated most valuable Information anc
stimulated research and study Tho
work of this association ia therefore
both sentimental and practical, ane
merits the interest and support OF al
4 patriotic people.
I'VE have met this afternoon for tn
purpose Of dedtcatng and committing
to the guardianship Of our city thu
memorial Of an important event in GU
4 history.
/ From tho time when Jacob erected {
pillar at Bethel down to the presen
day, 1t has been the custom OF nations
and peoples to mark the spots at which
/. important events have occurred b!
some enduring memorial.
THE monument here erected BY IN
: Association for tho Preservation Of Vlr
ginia Antiquities Is to con1memorat
the first visit of mon Of the Anglo
Saxon race to the present site OF Rich
: been preserved. and h few years az
a resume OF It's incidents was made b.
the accomplished historical student an
I scholar, the late Robert Lee Traylol
y ESQ.,
"Tho recital Of that story cannot tai
Ito be OF interest but, before doing sc
= let us for a moment take q backwar
7 glance beyond the time Of this expo
8 dition.
1 I'm these days OF rapid progress
8 when the tide OF immigration pour
thousands daily into our country; whe
; forests are cleared and cultivated J
a short time, and cities rise as II b
magic. we can scarcely comprehend tn
Indifference Of the English sovereign
to their interests in not sooner 'reapln
the advantages opened to them BY tn
discoveries OF the Cabots, 1t was nearl
one hundred years after these naYiga'
ors had discovered and claimed tn
North American continent, in the nam
OF HenryAyII. OF England, before Their
was any serious attempt by the Nnglis
to t., found colony IN the New !. M ! Y;
q may. to certain extent account &c
this want OF enterprise. but the tru
reason was o n,isconcoption -oi tlle q:
tent and value OF the countr
had come to tragic concluslon. ar
it was twenty years before othel
could be induced to engage in anoth'
attsmpt t. eolonizeI The eounty yS 1so
three small vessels, having on hoal
sides the crew. started from Engar
I, to settle IN the unknoW Y - G = ma
- THESE Vessels AWcEeG Itlc go "H !. ~
70 stant,' sometimes called the 'Susf
= Constant Of one hundred tons. y
4 nagship OF CAPTAIN Christopher Nel
mort; the Good Speed OF forty toy
commanded by Captain Bartholome
Gosnold; and the Discovery OF TWEEN
tons, commande by Captain John IA
cliffe. After a long and ternpestuol
voyage they were driven by the fu
Ola storm into Chesapeake Bay, al
on April rs, 1907 Co. So went asho
near Cape Henry and encountered
body of Indians, who We're Eoastir
oysters. and in the engagement two
tie English were wounded. Crossir
Tho hay, they stopped at Point Comic
tx ecoughtan), now HAMPTON, and !,
other points. and proceeding UP y
i Powhatan. now James Riyer, arrived
4 lamestown on May 18Th. ana he ne
J day went ashore and effected The FIR
. permanent set Element by the Engllsll
|, America. q,
'Rnk the storm tossed aayea ~ IS