Today marks the 407th anniversary of the founding of the first permanent English settlement in what is now the United States, at Jamestown, Virginia. The name honored King James I of England. Captains John Smith and Christopher Newport were among the leaders of a group of royally chartered settlers, who sailed from Plymouth, England aboard three small ships — the Susan Constant, Godspeed, and Discovery. By 1625, more than 1,200 European colonists lived in Virginia. Today, the state has a population of more than 8.25 million. Although Jamestown is now a tourist attraction and archaeological site with no residents, the Jamestown district of James City County has a population of about 10,500. You can find more facts about America from the U.S. Census Bureau, online at <www.census.gov>.
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Good to see all tax deadbeats in today’s dispatch. Are any of our elected officials on the list?