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Mulberry Point, on the James River on the grounds of present-day Fort Eustis, was the place where Jamestown’s abandonment was reversed after the harsh winter of 1609-1610 known as the Starving Time prompted the surviving colonists and the recently arrived Lieutenant Governor Sir Thomas Gates to sail away on 7 June 1610 for Newfoundland and the English fishing fleet. The next day, about ten miles downstream at Mulberry Point, they encountered relief ships under the governor, Lord De La Warr, carrying new colonists and supplies, and turned back. This timely arrival saved Jamestown, which might have become England’s second lost colony.
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