Since the island was originally isolated by water on all sides, the settlers needed an efficient method to allow travel from the island to the “mainland”.
Since Jamestown was a peninsula on the water, the Confederate army used the island and surrounding areas as defense against Union troops who were campaigning towards Richmond in 1861.
To your left is some information discussing how the colonial settlers used the fertile soil around the peninsula to plant tobacco, as well as other “cash crops”.
Up ahead to your right is Black Point, which has information about the wildlife that inhabits this landmark, as well as some background about the landmark itself.
The surrounding area is known as Black Point. As you can see on the following signs, Bald Eagles and the Native Americans coexisted with one another around these parts for thousands of years.
This mini-trail makes its way all the way to the water, so feel free to look around, and once you are ready to move on, come back to the pull off and make your way down the road.