John Smith (Explorer)
- Also Known As: Captain John Smith
American
English explorer, soldier and author - AsNotedIn
English explorer, soldier and author - AsNotedIn
| Y/M/D | Description | Association | Composition | Place | Locale | Food | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Y/M/D | Description | Association | Composition | Place | Locale | Food | Event |
| 1580/01/06 | John Smith is baptized at the Church Of St Helen, Willoughby Parish, Lincolnshire. | Faith | Church Of St Helen | Willoughby with Sloothby | |||
| 1607/05/12 | Representatives of the Virginia Company of London inspect bucolic land along the banks of the James River as a possible site to build their first settlement. | Explorer | Kingsmill Plantation | Williamsburg | |||
| 1607/05/14 | About 100 English colonist establish Jamestown, first permanent English settlement in America. | Founder | Jamestown National Historic Site | Jamestown JCC | Settling the American Colonies | ||
| 1607/07/00 | Captain John Smith explores Belle Island, calling it "Broad Rock" island. | Explorer | Belle Isle | Richmond | Voyage of Discovery on the Chesapeake | ||
| 1607/11/00 | John Smith explores the Chickahominy River in November and December 1607, and he observes Moysonec, "where a better seat'for a town cannot be desired". | Explorer | Fort James and Moysonec | Lanexa, VA | Voyage of Discovery on the Chesapeake | ||
| 1608/06/02 | Captain John Smith and fourteen colonists leave Jamestown to explore Chesapeake Bay | Explorer | Jamestown National Historic Site | Jamestown JCC | Voyage of Discovery on the Chesapeake | ||
| 1608/06/20 | The Conoy people encounter Captain John Smith and a small exploratory party of Englishmen. | Explorer | Fort Hunt | Mt Vernon, VA | Voyage of Discovery on the Chesapeake | ||
| 1608/06/25 | Captain John Smith and his crew arrive at the Great Falls of the Potomac River, spend four weeks exploring the area and meeting various American Indian tribes | Explorer | Great Falls Park | Great Falls | Voyage of Discovery on the Chesapeake | ||
| 1608/07/00 | Captain John Smith visits | Explorer | Leesylvania State Park | Virginia | Voyage of Discovery on the Chesapeake | ||
| 1608/07/00 | John Smith sails up the Occoquan River and is welcomed by the Doeg Indians at their settlement, Tauxenent. | Explorer | Occoquan | Virginia | Voyage of Discovery on the Chesapeake | ||
| 1609/00/00 | John Smith begins building Smith's Fort. | Developer | Smith's Fort Plantation | Surry | |||
| 1614/00/00 | At Quonahasit falling out there but with one of them, he with three others crossed the harbour in a canow to certain rockes whereby wee must passe, and there let flie their arrows for our shot, till we were out of danger. - John Smith, General Histories. | Explorer | Cohasset | Massachusetts |
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