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 The Jamestown Exposition 
 
 WILL OFFER THE FOLLOWING 
 DISTINCTIVE ATTRACTIONS : 
 
 The greatest naval rendezvous in history. 
 
 The first international submarine races. 
 
 Unique night harbor illumination. 
 
 Spectacular international parades. 
 
 Prize drills by the regiments of all countries. 
 
 The largest motor boat regatta ever held. 
 
 Yacht races, in which all nations will compete. 
 
 Field athletic contests between recognized cham- 
 pions. 
 
 More naval and military bands than were ever be- 
 fore gathered together. 
 
 A colonial metropolis; buildings will be best examples 
 of single architectural type 
 
 Natural verdure and densest foliage. , 
 
 The highest tower ever erected in America, if not 
 in the world. 
 
 The largest parade ground on the earth. 
 
 An exact reproduction of the Merrimac and Monitor 
 duel. 
 
 Stupendous pyrotechnic reproductions of war scenes. 
 
 Complete "Arts and Crafts Village." 
 
 A profound historic exhibit. 
 
 Industrial demonstrations, showing complete pro- 
 cesses. 
 
 Sea bathing at the borders of the grounds. 
 
 Great technical Government exhibits. 
 
 Wireless telegraphic stations. 
 
 Life-saving corps actually operating. 
 
 A great coal palace. 
 
 An immense forestry exhibit. 
 
 Dirigible air vessels for commercial use. 
 
 An enclosed sea basin, with an area of 1,280,000 
 square feet, 
 
 A complete Japanese village. 
 
 An entire Tyrol community. 
 
 A museum of war and naval relics. 
 
 An exact reproduction of old Jamestown. 
 
 A complete educational exhibit. 
 
 Immense convention halls, palaces for exhibits, halls 
 of history, and great buildings for displaying the evolu- 
 tion of industrial arts, transportation and manufacturing. 
 
WHERE APR 16 W6 
 
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 Will Meet in 1907 
 
 DELEGATE, SAILOR, 
 
 SOLDIER, DIPLOMAT 
 
 During the year 1907 a great International 
 Military, Naval, Historical and Industrial 
 Exposition will be held on and near the 
 waters of Hampton Roads, Virginia, in com- 
 memoration of the three hundredth anniver- 
 sary of the first permanent English settle- 
 ment at Jamestown, Virginia, in 1607. 
 
 The Jamestown Ter-centennial Exposition 
 will differ distinctively from other Exposi- 
 tions, as it will have a great international 
 naval rendezvous and military encampment, 
 to which invitations have been extended by 
 the President of the United States. Many 
 countries have accepted and will not only 
 participate in the naval and military features 
 but will also make industrial displays as well. 
 
 During ordinary times the vicinity border- 
 ing on Hampton Roads so famous in history, 
 possesses sufficient attractions to warrant its 
 selection as a meeting place, while during the 
 Exposition period its natural advantages will 
 be wonderfully augmented. 
 
 These facts, coupled with its wonderful 
 transportation facilities , located within 
 twenty-four hours' ride of more than half 
 of the population of the United States, makes 
 it an exceedingly attractive place in which to 
 hold conventions and special meetings. 
 
 The following pages are devoted to a de- 
 scription of a few selected from the many 
 points of interest that cluster around the 
 cities of Norfolk, Portsmouth, Newport News 
 and Old Point Comfort. For further infor- 
 mation, address 
 
 THE JAMESTOWN EXPOSITION, 
 
 NORFOLK, VIRGINIA. 
 
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The Tidewater Cities. 
 
 Norfolk, Portsmouth, Newport News, 
 Hampton, and Old Point Comfort, the Expo- 
 sition Cities, are located on the shores of 
 Hampton Roads, within twenty minutes' ride 
 of the Exposition grounds by rail and water. 
 
 The City of Norfolk 
 
 Geographical situation and the fortunes of 
 war have combined to give Norfolk promi- 
 nence. The site of Norfolk was close to the 
 strongest currents of colonial, revolutionary 
 and secessional activity. The first white 
 men known to have visited the City of 
 Norfolk were members of an expedition dis- 
 patched to America by Sir Walter Raleigh in 
 1585. "Norfolk Towne" was founded on 
 the 16th of August, 1682. In the early 
 chronicles it is related that a stockade was 
 built to protect the town against Indian at- 
 tacks. The Norfolk of to-day is replete with 
 historic and reminiscent features. It has in. 
 the Norfolk Academy one of the finest Doric 
 specimens extant. This building is one hun- 
 dred years old. The most historic structure 
 in the town is old St. Paul's Church, erected 
 in 1739, twice fired on by the British, and 
 still retaining imbedded in its walls a shell 
 fired by Lord Dunmore's fleet, January 1, 
 1776. Norfolk is surrounded by interesting 
 fortifications, ancient churches and other 
 buildings. It is cosmopolitan; a good place 
 to live in and a good place in which to make 
 a living. It has beautiful residences and 
 blocks of magnificent business houses, mod- 
 ern hotels and unequalled transportation fa- 
 cilities. 
 
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Portsmouth. 
 
 Opposite the City of Norfolk, separated 
 by the Elizabeth River, is the busy city of 
 Portsmouth, noted for its commercial and 
 social activity. Beautiful homes and modern 
 business houses testify to its worth. Near 
 the city is the Norfolk Navy Yard, which 
 was burned and blown up by the Federal 
 troops in 1862 and rebuilt by the Confeder- 
 ates. There are immense dry docks, ma- 
 chinery shops of all kinds useful in ship 
 construction, barracks and parade grounds. 
 Besides the sailors from the ships and the 
 marines who are quartered here, 5,000 men 
 find steady employment in the yard, which 
 has probably cost over $20,000,000. The 
 great United States Naval Hospital, where 
 aged and disabled Jackies of the Navy are 
 treated at the government's expense, is not 
 far distant. Portsmouth was founded under 
 its present name in 1753. 
 
 Newport News. 
 
 Newport News has the greatest shipbuild- 
 ing plant in the country. Here many battle- 
 ships, cruisers, torpedo boat destroyers and 
 submarines have been built. The yard has 
 the largest dry dock in the New World. A 
 visitor may see ships in all stages of con- 
 struction. This ship yard has cost about 
 $15,000,000, and as a permanent exhibit 
 annually draws thousands of visitors. In 
 addition to its monetary cost, it has a 
 patriotic value which cannot be expressed in 
 figures. It was off Newport News that the 
 men from Jamestown sighted Lord Dela- 
 ware's ships when he came to Virginia in 
 
1610 and saved the colony. Newport News 
 lies just across from the Exposition grounds 
 where the James River empties into Hamp- 
 ton Roads. 
 
 Hampton. 
 
 Hampton was the Indian village, Kecough- 
 tan, when the English came to America. It 
 is the oldest continuous settlement of Eng- 
 lishmen in the New World and is the reposi- 
 tory of many historic treasures. One among 
 many is St. John's Church, the oldest public 
 building in the town, said to be the third 
 oldest church in the State. The Pembroke 
 Farm nearby is noted for its curious ancient 
 monuments of black marble. Hampton has 
 the first free school established in America, 
 the Symmes-Eaton. This beautiful city is 
 located on Hampton Roads, just across from 
 the Exposition grounds. 
 
 Commerce and Navigation. 
 
 The commercial features of the Tidewater 
 Cities should not be overlooked. We have 
 here a great jobbing center and wholesale 
 district possessing ramifications which ex- 
 tend throughout the entire South. The chief 
 coaling station of the United States Navy is 
 located here. This is the first lumber port of 
 the South, the second coal port of the coun- 
 try, the fourth cotton port and one of the 
 greatest exporting points for miscellaneous 
 commodities. Its merchants are public 
 spirited business men and to their enterprise 
 and tenacity of purpose is due largely the 
 result of bringing about the celebration of an 
 event in which every patriotic American is 
 heartily interested. 
 
SIDE TRIPS. 
 
 FOR VISITORS. 
 
 In addition to a large number of beautiful 
 suburban resorts, no section of the country 
 is so well supplied with attractive and historic 
 points of interest in its immediate vicinity. 
 
 Old Point Comfort. 
 
 Old Point Comfort, known as Fortress 
 Monroe, originally a pallisaded fort of the 
 first settlers, planned in 1614 and fortified 
 a few years later. Here is to be seen Fort- 
 ress Monroe, the largest and best equipped 
 fortress in America and chief artillery 
 station of the United States Government, 
 and might properly be called a school for 
 the army and navy. With the exception of 
 Gibraltar it is perhaps the greatest fortress 
 in the world, possessing the longest line of 
 fortification. With its great disappearing 
 guns and modern machinery of war it stands, 
 sentinel-like, in plain view of the Exposition 
 grounds, separated only by six miles of 
 water. Here also is located the great 
 Chamberlain Hotel the scene of many diplo- 
 matic and social functions. 
 
 The Rip-Raps. 
 
 The Rip-Raps, or Fort Wool, a built-up 
 island lying between Fortress Monroe -and 
 the Exposition grounds, consists of a fine 
 granite fort, earthworks within and with 
 out, carrying immense disappearing gum 
 
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having cost the Government already $16, 
 000,000 to produce. This Fort overlooks 
 and commands the entrance to the Chesa- 
 peake Bay. 
 
 Yorktown. 
 
 At Yorktown where Lord Cornwallis sur- 
 rendered to the Continental Army is a fine 
 monument dedicated to the soldiers who won 
 the victory of 1781, and there is another 
 monument to mark the exact spot of the 
 surrender. There stands the first Custom 
 House ever opened in the United States; 
 the Moore house on Temple Farm, where are 
 the ruins of the old church built in 1660; 
 there is the cave in which Cornwallis took 
 refuge during the bombardment of the place, 
 and the old Nelson House upon which 
 Thomas Nelson who was in Washington's 
 army, knowing that British officers were 
 housed in his residence, begged the Gonti- 
 nentals to fire, and offered a reward for 
 each shot that hit the mark. On the Pam- 
 unky River, not far from Yorktown, there 
 stands the White House, which is a repro- 
 duction of the one in which Washington was 
 married in 1759, and occupies the same 
 site. On the ridge of Ware Creek not far 
 from the White House is an old stone house 
 which was mentioned in Smith's History of 
 Virginia, and was built by the Jamestown 
 settlers as a place of retreat in case of an 
 Indian uprising. Nearby is the well-known 
 Powhatan's chimney. 
 
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Ocean View. 
 
 Ocean View is located on the Chesapeake 
 Bay within range of the monster guns of 
 Fortress Monroe and Fort Wool, popularly- 
 known as the Atlantic City of the South, 
 hardly two miles from the Exposition grounds, 
 the point at which the Federal soldiers 
 landed during the Civil War, and one of the 
 finest bathing and fishing resorts at any in- 
 terior salt water resort in the country. A 
 short distance from Ocean View on a neck 
 of land known as Willoughby Spit, overlook- 
 ing the Exposition grounds, is the home of 
 the Hampton Roads Yacht Club which will 
 be a central point of interest during the 
 yachting races that will be held in the sum- 
 mer of 1907. 
 
 Cape Henry. 
 
 Cape Henry, where the English first disem- 
 barked in 1607, a stone tablet now has sup- 
 planted the old wooden cross raised by the 
 first settlers to mark the spot where the 
 adventurers landed on American soil. It is 
 easily reached by trolley or rail — has two 
 great lighthouses, one dating from 1690, 
 the other completed in the latter part of the 
 nineteenth century. Back from the shore 
 are mountainous sand dunes. 
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Virginia Beach. 
 
 A few miles further down the Atlantic 
 coast and thirty minutes from Norfolk by 
 trolley and rail, is famous Virginia Beach, 
 with its great seaside hotels, the mecca of 
 summer excursionists and seaside sojourners, 
 the best and safest surf bathing on the At- 
 lantic coast where tens of thousands annually 
 enjoy the delightful ocean breezes. The 
 waters of the Gulf Stream sweep this beach, 
 thus giving the resort a temperature not 
 enjoyed by beaches in the North. 
 
 Jamestown Island. 
 
 Of equal interest is the trip up the historic 
 James River on the way to Richmond. At 
 Jamestown where the first permanent English 
 settlement was made, can be seen the ruined 
 tower and the old graveyard with its historic 
 tombs and inscriptions. Excavations at many 
 points on the island have disclosed most inter- 
 esting relics. The foundations of the govern- 
 or's mansion and the House of Burgesses have 
 been laid bare. The old powder magazine, 
 partly submerged, may be seen. The ruins 
 of the old Ambler mansion are there, and the 
 monument recently authorized by the United 
 States Government, to cost $50,000 will be 
 erected by 1907 and unveiled then. Along 
 this river are the finest examples of colonial 
 architecture in America. The peninsula, 
 between the James River and the York River, 
 has been the scene of more bloody conflicts 
 than have occurred on any territory of similar 
 size in the New World. 
 
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Around Hampton Roads. 
 
 In addition to these points of interest there 
 are many side trips that can be taken. A 
 trip on the Chesapeake Bay is always of 
 vast interest. Here the great boats, veritable 
 traveling hotels, equipped luxuriously, ply 
 their daily trip between Baltimore, Washing- 
 ton and intermediate points. In the vicinity 
 of the Jamestown Exposition site, nature and 
 man have combined to create a territory 
 supremely attractive. If the visitor is unable 
 to spare the time required to make these 
 special trips, he may take an hour or two's 
 cruise around the harbors of Norfolk, Ports- 
 mouth, Newport News and Old Point Com- 
 fort, passing the scene of naval encounters 
 in the colonial times when the English were 
 at war with Holland and France, where our 
 sailors met the British in the Revolutionary 
 and 1812 Wars, and where the Monitor and 
 the Merrimac had their great battle for su- 
 premacy, marking the epoch from which 
 dates the revolution of the fighting ships of 
 the nations of the world. Beautiful Hampton 
 Roads, the most magnificent roadstead ex- 
 tant, washes the shores of the cities surround- 
 ing the Exposition grounds and presents at 
 all times to the spectator a kaleidoscopic 
 view that stimulates patriotism and excites 
 one round of intense interest and pleasure. 
 From the Virginia Capes to the end of Tide- 
 water, and beyond, man has supplemented 
 nature, and grim war has given historic 
 interest. 
 
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Old -Time Virginia Hospitality in 
 the Cities Beautiful. 
 
 The native Virginia element still predomi- 
 nates in the population, insuring to the visitor 
 a certainty of old Virginia hospitality, a fac- 
 tor by no means negligible in considering a 
 convention point. Not less than 40 miles 
 of asphalted streets will be laid in the next 
 year. The communities are all preparing to 
 present a holiday appearance and every 
 main highway and artery in the cities bor- 
 dering on Hampton Roads is being put into 
 the very finest and most attraotive condi- 
 tion so that visitors will be impressed, not 
 only with the looks of the streets, but with 
 the ease of locomotion or transportation 
 through them. 
 
 Hotel Accommodations. 
 
 For the convenience of visitors the James- 
 town Exposition Company will maintain a 
 bureau which will have in hand the question 
 of hotel accommodations. This bureau will 
 assist delegates and visitors in obtaining 
 satisfactory accommodations at reasonable 
 prices. The Hampton Roads Section con- 
 tains at present from fifteen to twenty rep- 
 resentative, well-equipped public hotels, 
 many of which are of world-renowned rep- 
 utation. There are twice that number of 
 minor hostelries with capacity of from 100 
 to 200 guests. In addition to which over 
 300 well-equipped and commodious boarding 
 and rooming houses have been listed with 
 
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the bureau. A vast number of cottages at 
 Virginia Beach, Ocean View, Willoughby 
 Beach, Pine Beach, Buckroe Beach, etc., 
 will add to the accommodation facilities. 
 Thousands of private dwellings will be 
 opened to the public by the hospitable people 
 of Tidewater, Virginia. Many new hotels 
 are being built and others projected. Among 
 the largest is the Inside Inn, located on the 
 Exposition grounds, with a capacity for 
 2,000 guests. The larger hotels, in addition 
 to every other modern convenience, are 
 equipped with convention halls for the free 
 use of guests. These hotels are in position 
 to give special rates to convention delegates 
 and will reserve space in advance for large 
 bodies. 
 
 EPISCOPAL CHURCH AT SMITHFIELD. THIS EOIFICE DATES FROM THE MIDDLE 
 OF THE SEVENTEENTH CENTURY AND ITS GRAVEYARD CONTAINS THE RE- 
 MAINS OF MANY SOLDIERS WHO WERE IN BACON'S REBELLION. 
 
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A BIRD'S-EYE VIEW. 
 
 Jamestown Ter-Centennial 
 Exposition. 
 
 On May 13, 1607, three boats anchored 
 off a peninsula which jutted into Powhatan's 
 River, and there set up a stockaded place of 
 defense, which they called James Fort. One 
 hundred and five settlers were left by the 
 ships, among these was John Smith, a won- 
 derful genius and adventurer, a man destined 
 to carry the infant colony through perilous 
 trials. 
 
 Smith and his men and those who followed 
 them made out of the fort a town which they 
 called James City; and from James City 
 grew Virginia, and from Virginia, these 
 United States. 
 
 The Exposition will celebrate in 1907 the 
 300th anniversary of the Nation's beginning. 
 
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AUDITORIUM AND CONVENTION HALL ON EXPOSITION GROUNDS. 
 ACCOMMODATIONS FOR 3000 PERSONS IN THE MAIN HALL. 
 THERE ARE IN ADDITION 17 SMALLER HALLS FOR CONVENTION 
 AND COMMITTEE ROOMS. THE SEATING CAPACITY OF THESE IS 
 FROM 50 TO 1 50. THE BUILDING IS A PERMANENT BRICK AND 
 CONCRETE STRUCTURE, EQUIPPED WITH ALL MODERN CON- 
 VENIENCES. 
 
Temperature. 
 
 Tidewater Virginia is a wonderfully favored 
 spot during the summer months. The climate 
 of this region is pleasant winter and summer. 
 The extremes of temperature vary less from 
 the average than in any other section of the 
 Atlantic. Malarial diseases do not originate 
 near Hampton Roads, and sufferers from 
 such troubles find relief here. Humidity is 
 not excessive and the breezes which blow 
 continuously are rarely blustery. For a 
 period of ten years the United States 
 Weather Bureau gives an average sum- 
 mer temperature of 77 A ; an autumn 
 temperature of 60.4 ; a mean average of 
 69 degrees Fahrenheit. The delightful cli- 
 mate is due chiefly to its geographical location, 
 having the advantages of ocean breezes and a 
 most intricate series of inland water courses, 
 bays and rivers. 
 
 Population. 
 
 The population of the Tidewater cities of 
 Virginia is cosmopolitan, due largely to its 
 increase in population from the immigration 
 of progressive settlers, home- builders and 
 investors, who are rapidly adding to the 
 wealth and importance of the communities. 
 The gain in population during the last decade 
 was over 100 per cent and nearly 300 per 
 cent in the last twenty years. The popula- 
 tion of the Exposition Cities in 1900 was 
 185,000. A careful estimate and census 
 recently made by the commercial and civic 
 organizations indicate an increase of fully 
 one -third in the last six years, so that the 
 present number of inhabitants is no doubt in 
 excess of 250,000 persons. 
 
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Geographical Position. 
 
 The Jamestown Exposition will be located 
 mid distant between the extreme of north 
 and south on the Atlantic Coast. The seg- 
 ment of a circle with a 3 IS mile radius 
 shows that there are 21,000,000 people 
 within this distance of the Exposition; while 
 a circle having a 525 mile radius shows 
 39,000,000, or more than half the pop- 
 ulation of the United States. The former 
 distance is twelve hours' ride — the latter, 
 twenty-four. This density of immediate 
 population, combined with the excellent 
 transportation facilities both by land and 
 water, will render the exposition cities ac- 
 cessible to a larger number of people than 
 any previous exposition site. 
 
 Site of the Exposition. 
 
 Within twenty minutes' ride of the cities of 
 Norfolk, Portsmouth, Newport News, Hamp- 
 ton and Old Point Comfort. Is reached by 
 excellent trolley lines and water craft of 
 every description. Beautiful boulevard 
 drives add to ease of access to the grounds. 
 
 Transportation Facilities. 
 
 The Jamestown Exposition is reached by 
 eight great trunk lines of railway and five 
 short lines. There are four trans- Atlantic 
 steamers and three coast lines; four Chesa- 
 peake Bay lines, four river lines and three 
 river and canal lines. The railroads will 
 provide for special trains for Exposition 
 crowds, while the steamship companies will 
 double their capacity during the Exposition, 
 and will shortly place in service a number of 
 large vessels recently built in anticipation of 
 the heavy travel. The transportation com- 
 panies have given assurance that an ex- 
 ceedingly low rate will prevail from all points 
 in the United States. 
 
- NOTE - 
 AREA OF BUILDING. 103700 SQ.FT. 
 AREA OF COURT 20950 SQ.FT. 
 BUILDING 500 FT. LONG. 300 FT. WIDE 
 DIMENSIONS OF IRREGULAR SECTIONS 
 GIVE AVERAGE LENGTHS 
 
 FLOOR PLAN OF STATES EXHIBIT BUILDING 
 
 JAMESTOWN EXPOSITION 
 
 ON HAMPTON ROADS - VIRGINIA 
 
 OPENS APRIL26,I907 'CLOSES NOVEMBER 30,1907 
 
 PRINCIPAL OFFICES - NORFOLK.VA. 
 
 PLANS OF BUILDING BY BOARD OF DESIGN 
 FOR JAMESTOY/N EXPOSITION CO. 
 
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