A Sun editorial today [$ link after ~10 days] mentions plans for a John Smith water trail:
Legislation granting a national historic designation to John Smith's 2,300-mile route of exploration from the fledgling settlement throughout the Chesapeake Bay region still needs a final nod of approval from lame-duck lawmakers.
QE II is mentioned:
Queen Elizabeth II has agreed to serve as one of the star attractions of Jamestown's 400th anniversary celebration next May
The Gunpowder connection, according to Perry Hall historian David Marks:
It is believed that Captain John Smith sailed up the Gunpowder River in the 17th Century, stopping when the rocks impeded his exploration ... He met two Indian tribes along the way[,] the Massawomeks and the Susquehannocks ... It was during this same journey in 1608 that Captain Smith discovered iron ore in Maryland, leading to intense industrialization along rivers like the Gunpowder. In Perry Hall, iron ore was mined at local sites, shipped to furnaces near the Gunpowder River, and converted into pig iron ...
