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From The Columbia Encyclopedia
historic city (1990 pop. 11,530), seat of James City co., SE Va., on a peninsula between the James and York rivers; settled 1632 as Middle Plantation, laid out and renamed 1699, inc. 1722. It is a popular tourist attraction and is also important as the seat (since 1693) of The College of William and Mary . Electrical goods and metal, paper, and plastic products are manufactured; Eastern State Hospital (1773) also contributes to the economy. Williamsburg became the temporary capital after the burning of Jamestown (1676) during Bacon's Rebellion , then served as capital of Virginia from 1699 to 1779. It was the scene of important conventions during the movement for American independence, but it declined after the capital was moved (1779) to Richmond . In the Peninsular campaign of the Civil War a rearguard action was fought there (May 5, 1862) between retreating Confederates and McClellan's forces. In 1926, with the financial support of John D. Rockefeller , Jr., a large-scale…
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From Encyclopedia of American Studies
The Governor's Palace, Williamsburg, Virginia....
In 1633 Middle Plantation, a palisade between the James and York rivers, was built to prevent Native American invasions. In 1699 the capital of Virginia moved from Jamestown (the first permanent English colony) to Middle Plantation and was renamed Williamsburg. During the pre-Revolution years…
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From The Columbia Encyclopedia
historic city (1990 pop. 11,530), seat of James City co., SE Va., on a peninsula between the James and York rivers; settled 1632 as Middle Plantation, laid out and renamed 1699, inc. 1722. It is a popular tourist attraction and is also important as the seat (since 1693) of The College of William and…
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From Merriam-Webster's Geographical Dictionary
County in E South Carolina. See table at south carolina . City, county seat of Whitley co., SE Kentucky, 28 mi. (45 km.) WNW of Middlesborough; pop. (2000c) 5143; Cumberland Coll. (1889). Neighborhood, Brooklyn borough, New York City, New York. See History at brooklyn 3. Independent city, county…
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From Encyclopedia of Free Blacks and People of Color in the Americas
Hard information about the free black population of Williamsburg is difficult to come by: There is no surviving census prior to 1775, and Virginia censuses did not, as a general rule, differentiate between enslaved and free blacks until 1790. More general information about the place of free African…
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From Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
City (pop., 2010: 14,068), southeastern Virginia, U.S. Located on a tidewater peninsula between the James and York rivers, it was settled in 1633 as Middle Plantation and served as a refuge from Indian attacks. The College of William and Mary was founded there in 1693. After the burning of nearby…
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From The Hutchinson Unabridged Encyclopedia with Atlas and Weather Guide
Historic town in southeast Virginia, USA; population (2000) 12,000; (2007 est) 12,400. It is the administrative headquarters of (but is administratively separate from) James City County. It is situated between the James and York rivers, 74 km/46 mi southeast of Richmond, and 10 km/6 mi northeast of…
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In the mid 1920s, Abby Aldrich Rockefeller and her husband, John Rockefeller Jr., were contacted by Dr. W. A. R. Goodwin, an instructor at the College of William & Mary in Williamsburg, Virginia. Goodwin was also the rector of Williamsburg’s historic Bruton Parish Church, and had spearheaded a…
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