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Lieferstatus:	Auf Bestellung (Lieferzeit unbekannt)
Veröffentlichung:	August 2010
Genre:	Geschichte / Politik / Kultur
	History - U.S. / HISTORY / United States / State & Local / South (AL, AR, FL, GA, KY, LA, MS, NC, SC, TN, VA, WV) / PHOTOGRAPHY / Subjects & Themes / Regional (see also TRAVEL / Pictorials) / TRAVEL / Food, Lodging & Transportation / Road Travel / TRAVEL / Museums, Tours, Points of Interest
ISBN:	9780738585758
EAN-Code:	9780738585758
Verlag:	Arcadia Publishing (SC)
Einband:	Kartoniert
Sprache:	English
Serie:	Images of America (Arcadia Pub
Dimensionen:	H 231 mm / B 163 mm / D 8 mm
Gewicht:	318 gr
Seiten:	128
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The Colonial Parkway is a living timeline to the critical beginnings of our nation. Connecting a historic triangle of cities, the parkway winds along the James River overlooking Jamestown Island, where the first permanent English colony was established; through Williamsburg, the Colonial seat of government for the new country; and arrives in Yorktown, where the fledgling nation won independence from the British at the end of the Revolutionary War. The vision of the early directors of the U.S. National Park Service became the foundation for getting the approval to construct a road that would allow visitors to move from one historic place to the next without the disruptions of the modern world. Construction began in the early 1930s, and the final phase was finished in 1957 for the 350th anniversary of the founding of Jamestown. While the parkway is a marvel in engineering, the area it covers also serves as a recreational locale for biking, fishing, and hiking.