Jordan Point, Virginia

Native American Culture Though the area around Jordan Point had been occupied by native Americans for millennia, archeologists have found evidence of settled agricultural settlements that date from the late Woodland and English-Native American Contact periods, dating between 1150 and the early 1600s. == Jordan Point and transportation==

house in 1885 Jordan Point has a Light Station was established in 1855 to help guide ships up the James River. In, addition, Jordan Point was long served as a crossing point for the James River. It was once the southern terminus of a ferry system across the river connecting Prince George County with Charles City County on the north shore. In 1966, the Benjamin Harrison Memorial Bridge lift span bridge replaced the ferry system. Jordan Point Road now carries State Routes 106 and 156 between State Route 10 and the bridge. dwelling of the former Jordan Point Lighthouse. In 1977 the tanker ship S.S. Marine Floridian steaming downstream in the early morning hours collided with the Benjamin Harrison Bridge, when its steering gear malfunctioned. The collision destroyed two spans and seriously damaged the drawbridge. As a result, the bridge was out of service for 20 months and ferry service was temporarily reinstated. ==Jordan Point today==

Jordan Point had a small airport built by Hummel Aviation in the 1940s known as the Hopewell Airport, which was located on the site of Jordan's Journey. In 1987, the airport property was sold and a residential development, "Jordan on the James" now occupies its former site. It was also the site of the Jordan Point Golf Course, which closed in 2015. Today Jordan Point has a marina, which is just north of the south footing of the Benjamin Harrison Bridge on the James River. Jordan Point Marina was devastated by the storm surge from Hurricane Isabel in 2003 and over 100 boats and yachts were seriously damaged or destroyed. The marina has since been rebuilt. ==Notes==

• Martha McCartney's (2011) book ''Jordan's Point, Virginia, Archaeology in Perspective, Prehistoric to Modern Times'' () provides a detailed overview of the archeological finds at Jordan point, as well as comprehensive history of the area. • Catherine Alston's (2004) ''Artifact Images from Jordan's Journey'' provides color images of many of the artifacts dating from 1620-1640 discovered at Jordan's Journey. (McCartney, 2011, explains their significance). • Catherine Alston's (2004) ''Artifact Distribution Maps from Jordan's Journey'' provides detailed maps of Jordan Journey archaeological site, particularly the layout of the Jordan-Farrar complex. • Ivor Noël Humes (1979) National Geographic article First Look at a Lost Virginia Settlement is primarily focused on the Wolstenholme Towne site, but provides images of life in Virginia in the 1620s during the time that Jordan's Journey was founded that are based on the archaeological record. ==External links==