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|  Williamsburg Courthouse - Williamsburg, VA
in U.S. Civil War Sites The Williamsburg Courthouse was used in the Civil War as a confederate field hospital during the Battle of Williamsburg. posted by: bluesnote location: Virginia date approved: 03/04/2016 last visited: 05/18/2019 |
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|  Williamsburg Courthouse - Williamsburg Historic District - Williamsburg, VA
in NRHP Historic Districts - Contributing Buildings This was the site where the Declaration of Independence was read out loud for the first time since it was signed in Philadelphia. posted by: bluesnote location: Virginia date approved: 03/05/2016 last visited: 05/18/2019 |
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|  Williamsburg Courthouse - Williamsburg, VA
in Field Hospitals The Williamsburg Courthouse was used in the Civil War as a confederate field hospital. posted by: bluesnote location: Virginia date approved: 03/06/2016 last visited: 05/18/2019 |
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|  Old Courthouse - Williamsburg, VA
in American Guide Series The Old Courthouse is a brick building with a white cupola, standing by a large green and was built in 1770 to serve as the court of the city and for James City County. posted by: NorStar location: Virginia date approved: 01/21/2010 last visited: 05/18/2019 |
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|  Public Magazine - Williamsburg, VA
in American Guide Series The Public Magazine is an octagonal structure that is now part of Colonial Williamsburg, and was the site of a confrontation between residents and the provincial governor of Virginia in April 1775. posted by: NorStar location: Virginia date approved: 01/21/2010 last visited: 12/26/2016 |
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|  The Magazine & Guardhouse - Williamsburg, VA
in Signs of History One of many historical markers in historic Colonial Williamsburg. posted by: bluesnote location: Virginia date approved: 03/05/2016 last visited: 03/05/2016 |
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|  The Magazine & Guardhouse - Williamsburg, VA
in UK Historical Markers One of many historical markers in historic Colonial Williamsburg. posted by: bluesnote location: Virginia date approved: 03/05/2016 last visited: 03/05/2016 |
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|  Peyton Randolph House - Williamsburg, VA
in Signs of History One of many historical markers in Colonial Williamsburg. posted by: bluesnote location: Virginia date approved: 12/28/2021 last visited: never |
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|  Randolph, Peyton, House - Williamsburg, VA
in U.S. National Register of Historic Places The Peyton Randolph House was built in 1715 and has seen visitors the likes of General George Washington and the Marquis de Lafayette. It is now one of the over 500 original and restored colonial buildings that make up Colonial Williamsburg.
posted by: Hikenutty location: Virginia date approved: 07/08/2008 last visited: 12/29/2021 |
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|  FIRST -- President of the Continental Congress - Williamsburg, VA
in First of its Kind A historic home in Williamsburg, Virginia. posted by: bluesnote location: Virginia date approved: 12/28/2021 last visited: never |
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|  Sir John and Peyton Randolph House - Williamsburg, VA
in American Guide Series This house, parts dating as far back as 1715, was the home of an important economist for tobacco trade and the first president of the First Continental Congress, and was the HQ for General Lafayette and Rochambeau during the Siege of Yorktown. posted by: NorStar location: Virginia date approved: 12/22/2009 last visited: 12/29/2021 |
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|  Battle of Williamsburg - Williamsburg, VA
in Battlefields The Battle of Williamsburg took place during the Civil War on May 5, 1862. posted by: bluesnote location: Virginia date approved: 03/21/2016 last visited: 08/10/2022 |
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|  Colonial Williamsburg - Williamsburg, VA
in Civil War Discovery Trail Sites Over 400 years in the making, Colonial Williamsburg is one of the most historically rich areas in the United States. posted by: bluesnote location: Virginia date approved: 03/21/2016 last visited: 06/13/2015 |
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|  Bruton Parish Church - Williamsburg, VA
in U.S. National Register of Historic Places This 1715 building is the third building for the Anglican Bruton Parish Church, a parish formed in the 1680's. It is still used as an Episcopal house of worship. posted by: Hikenutty location: Virginia date approved: 07/08/2008 last visited: 08/10/2022 |
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|  Site of the First Theatre in English America - Williamsburg, VA
in First of its Kind At this location is an outdoor stage where actors provide a taste of colonial theatre and a plaque that stating that this was where the first theatre in English America was located, built in 1716. posted by: NorStar location: Virginia date approved: 01/17/2010 last visited: 07/09/2017 |
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|  Site of the First Theatre - Williamsburg, VA
in Signs of History This is the site of the oldest theater in North America. posted by: bluesnote location: Virginia date approved: 04/22/2016 last visited: 04/22/2016 |
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|  Wythe, George, House - Williamsburg, VA
in U.S. National Register of Historic Places George Wythe, signer of the Declaration of Independence, lived in this house. It also served as Washington's headquarters before the Battle of Yorktown. In 1776, the house accommodated Virginia General Assembly delegate Thomas Jefferson and family. posted by: Hikenutty location: Virginia date approved: 07/08/2008 last visited: 07/09/2017 |
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|  WYTHE HOUSE - Williamsburg, VA
in American Guide Series George Wythe was the first American law teacher, including for Thomas Jefferson, John Marshall, James Monroe, and Henry Clay. He signed the Declaration of Independence. The home became Washington's headquarters before the Battle of Yorktown. posted by: vhasler location: Virginia date approved: 10/10/2010 last visited: 07/09/2017 |
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|  Bruton Parish - Williamsburg, VA
in American Guide Series The Bruton Parish is the oldest Episcopal church in uninterrupted use in the United States, and is both an exhibit for Colonial Williamsburg and an active house of worship. posted by: NorStar location: Virginia date approved: 01/21/2010 last visited: 08/10/2022 |
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|  Williamsburg Inn - Williamsburg, VA
in U.S. National Register of Historic Places The most historic hotel in Colonial Williamsburg. posted by: bluesnote location: Virginia date approved: 03/05/2016 last visited: 03/05/2016 |
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|  The Governor's Palace & Gardens - Williamsburg VA
in Signs of History The Governor's Palace was the home of five Royal Lieutenant-Governors, two Royal Governors, and the first two Governors of the Commonwealth of Virginia, Patrick Henry and Thomas Jefferson. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Virginia date approved: 11/03/2020 last visited: 09/24/2021 |
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|  The Governor's Palace - Williamsburg Historic District - Williamsburg, VA
in NRHP Historic Districts - Contributing Buildings The governor's palace served as the home for all the governors of Virginia until the capitol was moved from Williamsburg to Richmond in 1780. posted by: bluesnote location: Virginia date approved: 12/21/2013 last visited: 08/10/2022 |
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|  Governor's Palace - Williamsburg, VA
in American Guide Series The Governor's Palace is an authentic reconstruction of the brick residence for royal governors soon after Williamsburg became the capital, and includes gardens, a maze, a pond, and auxiliary buildings that include the kitchen and laundry. posted by: NorStar location: Virginia date approved: 12/22/2009 last visited: 08/10/2022 |
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|  Wetherburn's Tavern - Williamsburg, VA
in Signs of History One of many historical markers in Colonial Williamsburg. posted by: bluesnote location: Virginia date approved: 03/08/2016 last visited: 03/08/2016 |
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|  Gowan Pamphlet - Williamsburg, VA
in Virginia Historical Markers A new Virginia state historical marker in Williamsburg, Virginia. posted by: bluesnote location: Virginia date approved: 12/28/2021 last visited: never |
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