Colonial Williamsburg
The best place to start with this outdoor museum is at the visitor center. A film and an orientation walk are informative and will save you time. There is so much to see here - buildings, gardens, taverns, trade shops and dem... 10best.com
Jamestown 4-h Educational Center
The First and Second Churches Captain John Smith reported that the first church services were held outdoors under an awning (which was an old sail) fastened to three or four trees. Shortly thereafter the colonists built the fir... hmdb.org
Civil War At Endview
This traditional farmhouse was probably built for William Harwood around 1769. His great grandson, Dr. Humphrey Harwood Curtis, acquired the plantation in 1858. In May 1861, Dr. Curtis organized the Warwick Beauregards (Company... hmdb.org
Smith's Fort Plantation
Nestled on the south side of the James River, Smith's Fort Plantation offers a quiet refuge from the bustle of everyday life. Built sometime between 1751 and 1765, the story-and-a-half brick house is laid in Flemish... americanheritage.com
Jamestown Settlement
Jamestown island formed many thousands of years ago from a series of shoals along the James River. When colonists arrived in 1607, an isthmus connected the island to the mainland, and a paradise of virgin hardwoods covered the ... hmdb.org
Lee Hall Mansion
As passenger and freight activity became significant, the village of Lee Hall developed around the depot. Numerous places of business sprang up to support the activity generated by the depot including a schoolhouse, Dozier?s da... hmdb.org
Williamsburg Confederate Monument, Now
1861 1865 To the Confederate Soldiers and Sailors of Williamsburg and James City County. Right of Monument: Lord God of Hosts, be with us yet, lest we forget lest we forget! Left of Monument:Erected by the Daughters of the Conf... hmdb.org
Carter's Grove
During the 17th century Carter's Grove was part of the Martin's Hundred Plantation. In the early 1720's, Robert "King" Carter purchased it and later named the tract Carter's Grove. Between 1730 and 1735 Carter Burwell, grandson... hmdb.org
The College Of William And Mary
A charter was granted by King William and Queen Mary in 1693, by fostering good arts and sciences, and by educating the youth in good letters and manners, the College has maintained its original mission as a place of universal ... hmdb.org
Presidents Park
Only in Virginia"s historic triangle and Presidents Park can visitors receive the entire span of the nation"s history from the first permanent English settlement at Jamestown in 1607 to the present. Presidents Park ... americanheritage.com
Wren Building, College Of William And Mary
On the campus of William and Mary the Wren Building was built in 1695. Considered the oldest academic structure in America, the Wren Building served as a Confederate hospital and quarters in 1861. Confederate troops under B... virginia.org
Bassett Hall
One of the restored 18th-century properties at Colonial Williamsburg, this was the Williamsburg home of Mr. and Mrs. John D. Rockefeller Jr. whenever they came to town. Unlike the rest of the colonial town, this pro... americanheritage.com
Dewitt Wallace Decorative Arts Museum
Located on North Henry Street is the reconstructed Public Hospital of 1773. The hospital occupies the ground level of the building and shares a glimpse into how the mentally ill were taken care of in the 18th and 19th c..... citysearch.com
Indian School At The College Of William & Mary
Using funds from the estate of British scientist Robert Boyle, the College of William & Mary established a school to educate young Indian men in 1697, just four years after the college?s founding. To encourage enrollment, in 17... hmdb.org
A Large Brick Kitchen
In the late seventeenth and early eighteenth centuries, Chesapeake planters moved the preparation and cooking of food from their homes to a separate structure. Thus, the odors, noise and heat from cooking were eliminated from t... hmdb.org
Powhatan's Village
Across the York River is the site of Werowocomoco, an Indian Village that was Powhatan's "chiefest habitation" in the early period of the Jamestown settlement. Captain John Smith was a prisoner there late in 1607. hmdb.org
Indian Field Creek
The ground to the south along this creek was the home of the Chiskiack Indians, a small tribe whose leader was a "werowance," or petty chief, under Powhatan. As the English began to settle this area, about 1630, the Chiskiacks ... hmdb.org
George Reid House
As a teenager Victoria King stood in front of the George Reid House handing out food to Confederate soldiers on May 5, 1862. Upon seeing her, General Joseph E. Johnston reportedly call out, "That's what we are fighting for,... virginia.org