Whataloadahooey. Typical mach a chew chetz drivel. Yo, Ted - nice tunnel ! [log in to unmask] wrote: The following article appeared in the Tuesday, January 30, 2007 edition of the Daily Press (http://www.dailypress.com/) in the Money & Work section. Selma Stewart > Another debate of historic proportions > With the 400th anniversary at hand, who looms > larger in history, Jamestown or Plymouth Rock? > > BY VICTOR REKLAITIS > 223-5682 > January 30, 2007 > WILLIAMSBURG -- Promoters of the Jamestown 2007 commemoration are drawing > fire from another historic place. > > This time, it's fans of Massachusetts' Plymouth Rock taking shots at the > Virginia settlement and its 400th anniversary events. > > "Virginia tosses dirt on the Rock" blared the headline of an article in > Sunday's Boston Globe. > > The article says, "While Jamestown's settlers came to America to look for > gold, get rich quick, and go home to spend it [and failed], Plymouth's Pilgrims > came to build an enduring community based on values." > > The promoters of Plymouth - where Pilgrims landed in 1620 - join bigwigs in > New York City and St. Augustine, Fla., in criticizing the hoopla around > Jamestown. The Jamestown 2007 commemoration, often billed as "America's 400th > Anniversary," is an 18-month series of events aimed at boosting tourism and > marking the anniversary of the New World's first permanent English settlement. > > "I think it's good for everybody," Jamestown 2007 spokesman Kevin Crossett > said of the debate in the recent Globe article. "Anytime we can talk about > Jamestown and Plymouth, I think both sides win." > > While the 1607 settlement in Virginia predates Plymouth by 13 years, the > Massachusetts settlement traditionally has gotten much more attention from > history books. Crossett said 2007 organizers are not trying to toss dirt on > Plymouth Rock. > > "We're promoting Jamestown just to make sure that people are aware that > Jamestown existed," he said. > > > > To subscribe, change options, or unsubscribe, please see the instructions at http://listlva.lib.va.us/archives/va-hist.html To subscribe, change options, or unsubscribe, please see the instructions at http://listlva.lib.va.us/archives/va-hist.html