The Preserved Colonial Village of Williamsburg, The Jamestown Settlement, and The Yorktown Battlefield are within 20 miles of one another in Jamestown Virginia.
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Costumed actors interpret history at Colonial Williamsburg as they reenact event s
that led to the Revolutionary War.
Williamsburg Virginia, Preserved Colonial Village, Jamestown, Virginia, USA Travel
Colonial Williamsburg's costumed interpreters play out
events leading to the revolutionary war. Williamsburg's
antique buildings, 88 of them original colonial
buildings, another 50 rebuilt on the original foundations
hold priceless antiques crafted in England and Colonial
America. There are 60,000 in all: paintings, textiles,
jewelry, and ceramics displayed in 200 period rooms.
From the village of Williamsburg the soldiers marched
to Nearby Yorktown to fight the decisive battle of
Yorktown just 20 miles east of Jamestown. The British
Army under Cornwallis had occupied the port of
Yorktown and it was here that Washington with the help
of an army led by Lafayette and another led by
Rochambeau, and the French fleet under Degrasse
would trap Cornwallis and defeat his army in the last
major battle of the revolution.
Washington and Rochambeau 's armies marched to that
victory from Williamsburg, an event well documented in
roadside signs.
The Yorktown Jamestown Foundation runs the
Yorktown Victory Center an encampment and
museum where costumed interpreters explain in
meticulous historic detail the life of the colonial soldier.
Colonial Williamsburg is a 300
acre Colonial-era town, some
buildings are original, others
were rebuilt in 1926 by The
Colonial Williamsburg
Foundation with the help of
John D. Rockefeller Jr,
By 1699 Williamsburg had
become the capital of Virginia.
William and Mary College,
the second oldest in the US,
would school three future US
Presidents.
Colonial Williamsburg is near
Jamestown Virginia, and
Yorktown, historic parks and
museums full of history and lots
to do for the family.
The three sites are withing 20
miles of one another in the
Jamestown Virginia area. .
Preserved Colonial Village of Williamsburg
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How to reach Williamsburg:
Newport News/Williamsburg International Airport (PHF) is a half
hour's drive away and has five rental car companies operating
from the airport..
Norfolk International Airport (NIA) is forty miles south (
seven rental car companies)
Richmond International Airport (RIC) is 45 miles north with
eight rental car companies. ..
Colonial Williamsburg's restored houses display priceless antiques
crafted in England and Colonial America. There are 60,000 antiques
in all: paintings, textiles, jewelry, and ceramics displayed in 200
period rooms.
Nearby to Williamsburg, the Bush Gardens
theme park offers a European Renaissance
theme with rides, exotic food, and shopping.
And also in the area Water Country USA
runs the mid-Atlantic State's largest water
theme park.
Williamsburg also offers winery tours and
tasting at the Williamsburg winery/ vineyard.
There is a huge potters shop, and many
upscale outlet malls.
The National Park service manages the actual battle site where rangers conduct tours and guest
can self-guide over twelve miles of loop roads with pullouts and interpretive plaques.
Washington's army marched from Williamsburg and laid siege to Yorktown in September of 1781,
firing cannon into the British positions for 19 days. The village of Yorktown took a terrible beating, with the
destruction of half its houses but a few Colonial era gems remain, some still marked by the strike of
cannon balls. The town maintains pedestrian only streets and a walkway that leads from the Park Service
battle site to the town.
Williamsburg Winery Tours and Tasting
In Williamsburg Virginia, the Preserved village of Colonial
Williamsburg offers one of the most visited colonial sites in the USA.
The Jamestown settlement, Williamsburg, and Yorktown are within 20
miles of one another in Virginia's Historic Triangle.
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The Jamestown Settlement, the Yorktown Battlefield, and the Preserved Colonial Village of Williamsburg
are within 20 miles of one another in the Jamestown Virginia area.