Williamsburg: Colonial Capital and the Historic Triangle
Williamsburg is an independent city in the Historic Triangle region of southeastern Virginia, located between James City and York counties. It served as the capital of the Virginia Colony from 1699 to 1780, when the seat of government was moved to Richmond for defensive reasons during the American Revolution. The restoration of the colonial-era city beginning in 1926, financed largely by John D. Rockefeller Jr. and led by Rev. W.A.R. Goodwin of Bruton Parish Church, created Colonial Williamsburg, the largest living history museum in the United States.
Colonial Williamsburg occupies roughly 301 acres in the center of the city, with 88 original eighteenth-century structures preserved in place and several hundred reconstructed buildings. The Governor's Palace, the Capitol, the Raleigh Tavern, and the colonial-era courthouse are all reconstructed or restored. Costumed interpreters demonstrate period trades, and historic houses, taverns, and shops operate along Duke of Gloucester Street, the mile-long main thoroughfare closed to vehicle traffic.
The College of William and Mary, founded in 1693 by royal charter, is the second-oldest institution of higher education in the United States after Harvard. Its historic campus adjoins Colonial Williamsburg, with the Sir Christopher Wren Building dating to 1700 and still in academic use. The university enrolls roughly 9,500 students across undergraduate and graduate programs.
The Historic Triangle also includes Jamestown and Yorktown, linked to Williamsburg by the Colonial Parkway, a 23-mile National Park Service road. Jamestown marks the site of the first permanent English settlement in North America, established in 1607; Yorktown is the site of the 1781 siege that ended the Revolutionary War. Together with Colonial Williamsburg, these sites form the core of Virginia's colonial heritage tourism economy.
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Williamsburg is an independent city in the Historic Triangle region of southeastern Virginia, located between James City and York counties. It served as the capital of the Virginia Colony from 1699 to 1780, when the seat of government was moved to Richmond for defensive reasons during the American Revolution. The restoration of the colonial-era city beginning in 1926, financed largely by John D. Rockefeller Jr. and led by Rev. W.A.R. Goodwin of Bruton Parish Church, created Colonial Williamsburg, the largest living history museum in the United States.
Colonial Williamsburg occupies roughly 301 acres in the center of the city, with 88 original eighteenth-century structures preserved in place and several hundred reconstructed buildings. The Governor's Palace, the Capitol, the Raleigh Tavern, and the colonial-era courthouse are all reconstructed or restored. Costumed interpreters demonstrate period trades, and historic houses, taverns, and shops operate along Duke of Gloucester Street, the mile-long main thoroughfare closed to vehicle traffic.
The College of William and Mary, founded in 1693 by royal charter, is the second-oldest institution of higher education in the United States after Harvard. Its historic campus adjoins Colonial Williamsburg, with the Sir Christopher Wren Building dating to 1700 and still in academic use. The university enrolls roughly 9,500 students across undergraduate and graduate programs.
The Historic Triangle also includes Jamestown and Yorktown, linked to Williamsburg by the Colonial Parkway, a 23-mile National Park Service road. Jamestown marks the site of the first permanent English settlement in North America, established in 1607; Yorktown is the site of the 1781 siege that ended the Revolutionary War. Together with Colonial Williamsburg, these sites form the core of Virginia's colonial heritage tourism economy.
Sites that serve Williamsburg as part of their escort coverage appear in the Escortservice.com directory. Escortservice.com does not run introductions, confirm identities of advertisers, or take part in any transactions. Users must be 21 years old or older.
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