WILLIAMSBURG, Va. (AP) — Archaeologists in Virginia are uncovering one of colonial America’s most lavish displays of opulence: An ornamental garden where a wealthy politician and enslaved gardeners ...

In late August 1619, “20 and odd” captive Africans first touched the soil at Point Comfort (now Fort Monroe National Monument), part of England’s new colony in Virginia. These men and women ...

The “Virginia” map he created in 1612 is part of the museum’s show, and in it Smith shows the region’s topography and identifies 10 tribes and 166 of their towns.

Starting Oct. 17, visitors to Colonial Williamsburg can stop by the DeWitt Wallace Decorative Arts Museum and view the “Promoting America: Maps of the Colonies and the New Republic” exhibit.

Lane, governor of the colony in 1585-86, sent a party of men in late October or early November 1585 to explore the area north of the Pamlico and Albemarle sounds and into what is now Virginia.