Welcome to Colonial Williamsburg VA
For eighty-one years of the 18th century, Williamsburg was the center of government, education and culture in the Colony of Virginia. Here, George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Patrick Henry, James Monroe, James Madison, George Wythe, Peyton Randolph, Richard Henry Lee, and others furthered the forms of British government in the Commonwealth of Virginia and later helped adapt its preferred features to the needs of the new United States. During the American Revolutionary War, in 1780, under the leadership of Governor Thomas Jefferson, the government moved to Richmond.
This is The Williamsburg Visitors Center. It opened in 1957 to accommodate families spending a week or more exploring Colonial Williamsburg and supporting area business. It was an important facility that has served millions of guests through the years
Welcome to Colonial Williamsburg VA
For eighty-one years of the 18th century, Williamsburg was the center of government, education and culture in the Colony of Virginia. Here, George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Patrick Henry, James Monroe, James Madison, George Wythe, Peyton Randolph, Richard Henry Lee, and others furthered the forms of British government in the Commonwealth of Virginia and later helped adapt its preferred features to the needs of the new United States. During the American Revolutionary War, in 1780, under the leadership of Governor Thomas Jefferson, the government moved to Richmond.
This is The Williamsburg Visitors Center. It opened in 1957 to accommodate families spending a week or more exploring Colonial Williamsburg and supporting area business. It was an important facility that has served millions of guests through the years