HISTORIC TRIANGLE — Queen Elizabeth II, who died Thursday at Balmoral Castle in Scotland at the age of 96, twice visited the Historic Triangle during her 70…
The queen’s first visit came in 1957, a significant year for Virginia. It marked the 350th anniversary of the establishment at Jamestown of the first permanent English settlement in the New World.
In 1607, Jamestown was established and named after King James I of England. For a brief period, Jamestown also served as the capital of the Colony of Virginia