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Many of these names are still legible. 
Other sections along the westerly and 
southerly boundary were covered with 
seedling pines from 5 to 10 feet high. 
Similar conditions prevail in various 
parts of the easterly two-thirds of the 
grounds, with the addition of some 
rather open extensive fields, a line of 
very large and fine old pines, with now 
and then a scattered individual of the 
same ; upon the easterly third of the 
grounds was an orchard, cornfields, 
and along the high shore next to 
Botisch's Creek, a very fine growth of 
old pines, hollies, red bays, grapes, oaks, 
dogwoods, chiefly. The best of this 
this estimate of cost which the exposi- 
tion company had first had in mind, and 
to make this reduction the end and two 
wings of the court were cut out, the 
main auditorium building was moved 
down to the head of a straight court 
leading directly away from the pier, up- 
on either side of which the two main 
exhibition buildings were placed. This 
left room for the parade ground of 
about twenty acres at the back of the 
main building. State buildings were 
then arranged around this parade 
ground, but state commissioners found 
the shore line so attractive that they in- 
duced the e.xposition company to have 
son of the fine background and the 
proximity to a woodland trail through 
this fringe of trees along the edge of 
the bank and to the canoe trail, a water 
course that was formed at the base of 
the banks, partly to secure material to 
fill the marshes, form islands, and avoid: 
all danger of mosquitoes from this 
source. 
The war path, corresponding to the 
pike, the midway plaisance, the trail, 
of other expositions, was first located 
near the shore, then with the relocation 
of state buildings pushed back to the 
center of the grounds. The inside inn 
was located at the shore near the north- 
BIRD’S-EYE VIEW OF JAMESTOWN EXPOSITION AND VICINITY. 
growth was confined to a comparatively 
limited area that included the steep 
bank next to the marsh. At one point 
it broadened out to include a cemetery 
that dates back to the early seventeenth 
century, and tenanted mostly by slaves 
and their successors. Near this is a 
very fine live oak. 
The main court extended the width 
of the pier into the grounds, with two 
wings to the court extending right and 
left at its extreme southerly end. This 
plan carried the main buildings nearly 
back to the boundary, and was prepared 
on the assumption that there would be 
an expenditure of about $5,000,000. 
Later it was found necessary to reduce 
this design so modified that all state 
buildings could be placed at or near the 
shore. As it was not possible to have 
every state building directly on the 
shore, oval n'servations were made 
.about which the buildings setting back 
from the shore could be placed and 
over which views of the water could lie 
secured from these buildings without 
obstruction. 
When the state buildings were moved 
down to the shore, it was. decided to 
place the arts and crafts buildings in 
front of the fringe of fine old trees that 
form a semi-circle between the two ti- 
dal estuaries on the east ; in some re- 
spects a more suitable location by rea- 
westerly corner. In the location of all 
these buildings regard was had for the 
existing vegetation. Tt happened that 
on the site of nearly all the main build- 
ings were open fields, or coppice growth 
of little value. Where there were 
good trees they were moved into our 
streets. An .apple orchard on the site 
of one of the larger buildings was 
moved around the parade ground. 
At an early period as soon as the 
town plan was accepted, and before 
much advance had been made on the 
detailed study, plans for water, sewers, 
and dr.ains, were prepared with the as- 
sistance of Mr. Brookes, the city engi- 
neer at Norfolk. These plans were very 
