Pitch and Tar Swamp
To the north, Jamestown Island is ringed with slow moving water and a marsh of reeds, cypress, and pine. One of the first industries attempted at Jamestown was the extraction of pitch and tar from the pine trees in this swampy area. Pitch, tar, and the pine trees themselves were used for shipbuilding.
Marker can be reached from Colonial Parkway, on the right when traveling west.
Courtesy hmdb.org
