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HISTORIC WILLIAMSBURG AND YORKTOWN Some of the most important historical sites in the US are found in the state of Virginia. We truly enjoyed visiting two of them: Williamsburg, and Yorktown. WILLIAMSBURG was the political and cultural center of Britain’s largest colony in the New World from 1699 to 1780. It also played the vial roll in the fight for the independence and hosted some of the most famous Americans: George Washington and Thomas Jefferson. |
The whole town is a museum. People are dressed in historical costumes (even kids), the buildings are beautify preserved, everything is very clean and tasteful and it is open all year around. |
People actually live in those gorgeous colonial houses and dress as they would in the early 18th century, they plant the gardens as they would than and kids pay games as they would than. And they even have slaves (well… actors that play their roles very convincingly)!!! |
We were learning about the history and watch the historical reenactments of the battles, speeches, and life it self. We even tried out the pillory or "stretch-neck," called "the essence of punishment" in England. |
And this how the Williamsburg got to be: |
America's first permanent English settlement, called Jamestown, was established in Virginia in 1607 on an island in the James River. Since the conditions in the new settlement were not very favorable, the colonists moved inland, on the higher ground by the late 17th century. They located the spot about five miles from the original settlement and decided that this is going to be the colony’s new capitol and named it Williamsburg (after King William III). |
YORKTOWN is a lot smaller than Williamsburg but also incredibly charming. This is where Lord Cornwallis and his British troops surrendered to the General George Washington which ended the Revolutionary War. Yorktown Victory Monument celebrates this event. |
