Communities and Projects

Counties
Cities and Towns

The Virginia 2007 Community Program included 181 communities representing all but one county from across the Commonwealth. Thousands of Virginians have participated at the grassroots level creating more than 1,000 legacy projects and special events for the commemoration. Communities throughout Virginia and in Colorado, Florida, Georgia and parts of England have showcased local history,

attractions and programs in conjunction with America’s 400th Anniversary. Community projects ranged from planting Anniversary Gardens to major community-wide renovation efforts designed to boost tourism and economic development in the region. Museum renovations, special exhibits, local festivals, publications, performances, the creation of hiking trails and other projects unique to individual groups are reinforcing the message that the commemoration is a significant event focusing on the importance of the Commonwealth to the nation.

Many of the legacy projects will continue long after the commemoration ends.

• Two dozen communities joined Jamestown Settlement’s Godspeed on the 80-day goodwill tour to six East Coast cities during the summer of 2006.

• Others participated in Anniversary Weekend, which provided an opportunity to showcase their community to tens of thousands of visitors over the three-day weekend.

• The cities of Virginia Beach, Hampton, Newport News, and Richmond, as well as Surry County, were all an integral part of the signature event, Journey Up the James. Participating communities helped retrace the path of the settlers in the New World from first landing to arrival at Jamestown and beyond.

• The Smithsonian Folklife Festival, Roots of Virginia Culture Program,

representatives from the Arlington and Falls Church 2007 Community

Programs exhibited and participated in panel discussions on their unique legacy projects.

Official National 2007 Communities

Gadsden County, Florida
Mt. Zion Baptist Church, Alvaton Georgia
Jamestown, Colorado

Official 2007 International Communities

East Lindsey District, United Kingdom
Harwich Society, Essex, England
Gravesham Borough Council, Kent, England

Official 2007 Community Organizations

Christopher Newport University
Diamond Hill Historical Society
Friends of New London, Inc.
Fulgham-Fulghum Family National Association
George Mason University
Graves Mill
Greater Williamsburg Women's Association
Historic St. John's Church
Historic St. Luke's Church
James River Plantations
Monumental United Methodist Church
National Alumnae Association and College Archives of Blackstone
Roanoke River Rails to Trails
Robious Elementary School
Scottish Society of Tidewater
Stonebridge School, Chesapeake
Virginia Conference Historical Society of the United Methodist Church
Wellspring United Methodist Church, Williamsburg