Colonial Williamsburg (Williamsburg, Virginia)

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Colonial Williamsburg

Middle Plantation took root in American history in 1632. English settlers built this stronghold during the Second Anglo-Powhatan War, a fight between colonists and Native American tribes led by Chief Opechancanough. The settlement claimed higher ground between the York and James Rivers.

The Virginia Assembly made a bold move on May 1, 1699. After fire destroyed Jamestown’s statehouse in 1698, colonial leaders asked to move the capital to Middle Plantation, five miles inland from the original settlement…

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