| Page Views: 4,481 Last Visit to Williamsburg: October, 2004 | Pompeii of America! by matcrazy1 - last update: Jan 2, 2005 |
Where ideas of new country were born | THE UPPER CHAMBER OF THE CAPITOL |
Williamsburg, settled in 1632, became the capital of the most populated and wealthiest British colony in America - Virginia - in 1699 for the next 81 years.
Governor of Virginia Thomas Jefferson was afraid that Williamsburg's location made it vulnerable to a British attack and in 1780, during the American Revolutionary War, the capital was moved to Richmond. In the early 20th century, John D. Rockefeller financed a project to restore a large portion of the city's 18th century buildings to their original condition. The restored area is known as Colonial Williamsburg which I was lucky to visit together with Urszula (matcrazy0) and Nat (b1bob). Currently there are more visitors to Colonial Williamsburg than to the US capital, Washington. I am not that much surpriced about it, now.
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| GEORGE PITT HOUSE (1717 - 1719) |
Colonial architecture Colonial Williamsburg, the historic district of the city of Williamsburg mostly consists of the buildings (over 500) that comprised the original colonial capital of Wlliamsburg. I joined guided tours inside the two highlights: the Governor's Palace and the Capitol, the first capitol in America. |
Colonial culture and not colonial prices :-) My eyes enjoyed looking at pretty colonial architecture and locals costumed in colonial dresses. My ears heard colonial music. My nose felt the 18th century aromas, my mouth wanted to taste colonial food although financial center of my brain warned me: do not over-pay, you just started quite expensive trip and already spent $90 for 2 tickets :-). |
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| Pros: | "History shown in the impressive way" | | Cons: | "Tourist prices" | | In A Nutshell: | "Discover the colonial life of America!" |
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chewy3326 Fri Jan 27, 2006 05:03 UTC
Wow, great page! I never noticed half of what you did in Williamsburg. This makes me wonder what I did see... | Yaqui Sat Nov 5, 2005 21:04 UTC
Matt, you truly have one of the best pages in Vt on Williamsburg. I always enjoy you pages. Wonderful tips and beautiful photographs. Thanks!! | scottishvisitor Sun Aug 7, 2005 22:30 UTC
Matt I am totally impressed by your attention to detail = so much information is very hard to comment on - will follow your progress in the future Happy Travels Joan | robbump Tue Jun 28, 2005 20:05 UTC
I found your Williamsburg Page on a Google search. You have provided so much detail it's hard to believe you spent only 1/2 day in Wbg. I look forward to seeing your other pages,"Matt". I've greatly enjoyed ttiyr Wbg. pages. Keep Smilin' ! |
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