Beyond museum restorations at Jamestown and neighboring Williamsburg; the history of Americas first county is largely unknown to many who visit or live nearby. However; they see and read a multitude of street; neighborhood; and business names that bear silent witness to the countys history. Founded in 1634 atop ancient Algonquin Indian territory; the locality was first made up of plantations and small farms occupied by Europeans and Africans. As they spread out from "James Citie;" immigrants sited themselves near rivers and creeks. Waterways provided the earliest transportation network; but interior road maintenance was key to further development of commerce and community. After the Civil War; James City Countys population was concentrated along the Toano-Norge-Lightfoot corridor. Communities blossomed along an ancient footpath that followed the Virginia Peninsulas spine. In the 1880s; the railroad paralleled a portion of it; and motorcars followed; making Richmond Road the countys primary thoroughfare. Other community centers included Diascund; Croaker; Chickahominy; Centerville; and Grove.
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