"The trick for us as a society is to care enough to admit that and have a good national conversation about what we do about it and what we can save and what we can't."
Jamestown's sea wall, which dates back to 1902, was recently reinforced with giant boulders to prevent erosion.
This may buy time, but Romo knows it is not a permanent solution and that water will continue to change the landscape.
"If we do nothing, we're gonna go from Jamestown Island to Jamestown Islands in the next 50 years.
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The time to act is now," he says, "to protect this space and to make sure future generations can still learn about and experience the place where American history was made."
