Colonial Williamsburg is a living-history museum and private foundation presenting a part of the historic district in the city of Williamsburg, Virginia...
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economy is driven by Colonial Williamsburg, the city's restored Historic Area. Along with nearby Jamestown and Yorktown, Williamsburg forms part of the Historic...
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Doody, David M., eds. (1996). The gardens of colonial Williamsburg. Williamsburg, Va: Colonial Williamsburg Foundation. p. 3. ISBN 978-0-87935-158-8. "Architectural...
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Colonial Parkway is a 23-mile (37 km) scenic parkway linking the three points of Virginia's Historic Triangle, Jamestown, Williamsburg, and Yorktown. It...
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Historic Triangle (redirect from Historic Triangle of Colonial Virginia)
triangle are Jamestown, Colonial Williamsburg, and Yorktown. They feature many restored attractions and are linked by the Colonial Parkway in James City...
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educational establishments. Among his projects was the reconstruction of Colonial Williamsburg in Virginia. He was widely blamed for having orchestrated the Ludlow...
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Settlement attractions combine with Colonial Williamsburg, and are linked to Yorktown by the National Park Service's Colonial Parkway. This section incorporates...
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W. A. R. Goodwin (category People from Williamsburg, Virginia)
which resulted in Colonial Williamsburg in Virginia. He is thus sometimes called "the Father of the Restoration of Colonial Williamsburg." Goodwin was born...
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death of the last resident in 1964, Carter's Grove was added to Colonial Williamsburg Foundation's (CW) properties through a gift from the Rockefeller...
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Abby Aldrich Rockefeller Folk Art Center was opened in 1957 in Colonial Williamsburg to house her collection of folk art. A number prominent figures...
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Look up Williamsburg in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Williamsburg may refer to: Colonial Williamsburg, a living-history museum and private foundation...
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It is one of the two largest buildings at Colonial Williamsburg, the other being the Capitol. Williamsburg was established as the new capital of the Virginia...
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Virginia State Route 199 (redirect from Williamsburg Beltway)
attractions around Williamsburg, including U.S. Route 60 (US 60) and Colonial Parkway, an automobile parkway that leads to Colonial Williamsburg, Jamestown,...
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Martin's Hundred (section Colonial Williamsburg)
acquired by the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation, which operates the many restored colonial-period capital city attractions in Williamsburg. In 1970 Ivor...
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reconstructed in the early 1930s as part of the restoration of Colonial Williamsburg. The reconstruction has thus lasted longer than the combined total...
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with colonial Georgian architecture, especially in Virginia and Pennsylvania. With the early 20th-century restoration project at Colonial Williamsburg, the...
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Olmert, Michael (1985). Official Guide to Colonial Williamsburg. Williamsburg, VA: Colonial Williamsburg Foundation. ISBN 9780879351113. "April dates...
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Williamsburg was largely wooded, and well within the territory of the Native American group known as the Powhatan Confederacy. In the early colonial period...
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William and Mary, Virginia, from 1927 (Renovation funded by Junior) Colonial Williamsburg, Virginia, from 1927 onwards (Junior), Abby Aldrich, John III and...
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Ludwell–Paradise House (category Colonial Williamsburg)
historic home along Duke of Gloucester Street and part of Colonial Williamsburg in Williamsburg, Virginia. The home was built in 1752–1753 for Philip Ludwell III...
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Kingsmill, Virginia (section Colonial Williamsburg)
Colonial Williamsburg Foundation. For many years during Winthrop's tenure, Carter's Grove was used to host dignitaries visiting Colonial Williamsburg...
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Hampton Roads (section Colonial Williamsburg)
downtown Williamsburg area into Historic District of restored buildings. Many 19th century buildings were removed. By the 1930s, Colonial Williamsburg had...
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archaeologist who did research in the United States. A former director of Colonial Williamsburg’s archaeological research program and the author of more than 20...
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funded the DeWitt Wallace Decorative Arts Museum, opened in 1985 at Colonial Williamsburg, Virginia. On January 28, 1972, DeWitt Wallace was presented with...
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Battle of Williamsburg, also known as the Battle of Fort Magruder, took place on May 5, 1862, in York County, James City County, and Williamsburg, Virginia...
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Campus of the College of William & Mary (category Education in Williamsburg, Virginia)
succeeding centuries before receiving significant restorations by the Colonial Williamsburg program during the 1920s and 1930s. Additional construction and...
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Yorktown is linked by the National Park Service's bucolic Colonial Parkway with Colonial Williamsburg and historic attractions at Jamestown, Virginia. Heritage...
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Bruton Parish Church (category Colonial Williamsburg)
Bruton Parish Church is located in the restored area of Colonial Williamsburg in Williamsburg, Virginia, United States. It was established in 1674 by...
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also includes Jamestown and Williamsburg as important colonial-era settlements. It is the eastern terminus of the Colonial Parkway connecting these locations...
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the school was moved to its current location on the outskirts of Colonial Williamsburg, a short distance from the main campus. The building has been renovated...
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