John Smith Statue c. 1909 @ Historic Jamestowne - Jamestown Island, VA, USA
John Smith led the Virginia Colony at Jamestown from September 1608 to August 1609. While training the early settlers to farm and work, he said: "He that will not work, shall not eat." Smith led the colony through harsh weather, lack of food & water, swampy wilderness, and Native American Indian attacks. Under Smith's leadership, Jamestown survived and eventually flourished. After being wounded by a mysterious gunpowder explosion, Smith returned to England in October 1609, never to return to Virginia.
John Smith Statue c. 1909 @ Historic Jamestowne - Jamestown Island, VA, USA
John Smith led the Virginia Colony at Jamestown from September 1608 to August 1609. While training the early settlers to farm and work, he said: "He that will not work, shall not eat." Smith led the colony through harsh weather, lack of food & water, swampy wilderness, and Native American Indian attacks. Under Smith's leadership, Jamestown survived and eventually flourished. After being wounded by a mysterious gunpowder explosion, Smith returned to England in October 1609, never to return to Virginia.