The tidewater cities of Hampton Roads, Virginia, your hosts for 1907, 1607-1907, the Jamestown exposition . A BIRDS-EYE VIEW. Jamestown Ter-CentennialExposition. On May 13, 1607, three boats anchoredoff a peninsula which jutted into PowhatansRiver, and there set up a stockaded place ofdefense, which they called James Fort. Onehundred and five settlers were left by theships, among these was John Smith, a won-derful g-enius and adventurer, a man destinedto carry the infant colony through periloustrials. Smith and his men and those who followedthem made out of the fort a town which theycalled Jam
The tidewater cities of Hampton Roads, Virginia, your hosts for 1907, 1607-1907, the Jamestown exposition . A BIRDS-EYE VIEW. Jamestown Ter-CentennialExposition. On May 13, 1607, three boats anchoredoff a peninsula which jutted into PowhatansRiver, and there set up a stockaded place ofdefense, which they called James Fort. Onehundred and five settlers were left by theships, among these was John Smith, a won-derful g-enius and adventurer, a man destinedto carry the infant colony through periloustrials. Smith and his men and those who followedthem made out of the fort a town which theycalled James City; and from James Citygrew Virginia, and from Virginia, theseUnited States. The Exposition will celebrate in 1907 the300th anniversary of the Nations beginning. 21. «=a_rp AUDITORIUM AND CONVENTION HALL ON EXPOSITION FOR 3000 PERSONS IN THE MAIN ARE IN ADDITION 17 SMALLER HALLS FOR CONVENTIONAND COMMITTEE ROOMS. THE SEATING CAPACITY OF THESE ISFROM 50 TO 150. THE BUILDING IS A PERMANENT BRICK ANDCONCRETE STRUCTURE, EQUIPPED WITH ALL MODERN CON-VENIENCES. Temperature. Tidewater Virginia is a wonderfully favoredspot during the summer months. The climateof this region is pleasant winter and extremes of temperature vary less fromthe average than in any other section of theAtlantic. Malarial diseases do not originatenear Hampton Roads,, and sufferers fromsuch troubles find relief here. Humidity isnot excessive and the breezes which blowcontinuously are rarely blustery. For aperiod of ten years the United StatesWeather Bureau gives an average sum-mer temperature of ; an autumntemperature of ; a mean average of69 degrees Fahrenheit. The delightful cli-mate is due chiefly to its geographical location,
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