We decided to take the Ferry from Jamestown to Scotland, and go explore Smithfields and whatever else we could find. Here is a picture of Jamestown from the ferry.
First site of Scotland.
On our way to Smithfields, we saw a park that wasn't much of a park to our standards. Though it did have a fenced in Dog Park.
We saw some beautiful homes while on our drive.
We had lunch in the Smithfield Bakery and cafe, though the staff was pleasant, Kevin's hamburger was tasteless. I had a Smithfield Club with had turkey, swiss cheese, Smithfield ham and cheddar cheese. I was only able to eat half of it.
Next we took pictures in front of the Smithfields Times with a statue of Benjamin Franklin on a bench.
We then walked down the street and went in a little pet boutique. We walked farther down the street and back. We saw the closed down law offices of Crook & Pack. I guess they didn't get much business with a Crook as one of the attorneys and so Pack-ed it up...lol
On the way back to the ferry, we stopped at the Smith's Fort Plantation which is nestled on the south side of the James River, Smith's Fort Plantation offers a quiet refuge from the bustle of everyday life. Built sometime between 1751 and 1765, the story-and-a-half brick house is laid in Flemish bond and was home to Jacob Faulcon and his family. A gabled roof is accented with dormer
windows. Its architectural significance lies in the interior where much of the original woodwork still exists. However, Smith's Fort had a long and varied history in Virginia.
It has been fully restored and has a fine collection of English and American furnishings.
The interior of the house retains much of the original pine woodwork. The "Blue Room" holds a special charm with its chimney piece, fluted pilasters, cornice, arched cupboards with butterfly shelves, and paneling.
Today, visitors can see the site of the retreat fort, the house, and its small herb garden.
In 1609 Captain John Smith worried that an Indian attack or Spanish invasion might threaten the safety of the fort at James town. So Smith traveled to the southside of the James River where he and his men built a fort to serve as a retreat position. Due to rain the road to the site of the fort was too muddy for visitors to drive or walk.
Directly across from Jamestown on Gray's Creek, Smith's Fort offered a strategic location in the early seventeenth century. Later in that century, Chief Powhatan gave his new son-in-law, John Rolfe, a grant of land as a dowry gift on the occasion of his marriage to Pocahontas.
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