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Lord Dunmore resided in the Governor's Palace as the royal governor of ... Tom Hay gave a tour of the Courthouse building in Colonial Williamsburg and talked about the legal process in the coloni ...
Even before Colonial Williamsburg opened its newly reconstructed Governor’s Palace in April 1934, the landmark building was intended to rank as one of the Historic Area’s cornerstone attractions.
“Bricks from the foundation of the old Governor’s Palace, built here during the ... so this was an important first step,” Colonial Williamsburg archaeologist Meredith Poole says.
Cobblestones and centuries collide on Duke of Gloucester Street in Colonial Williamsburg. Visitors, historical interpreters, ...
The Governor’s Palace at Colonial Williamsburg will close for its annual preventative maintenance Sunday and reopen Jan. 27 with a more historically accurate look. The renovation is the result ...
The Governor's Palace is one of the best guided tours in Colonial Williamsburg. The Governor’s Palace is perhaps the number ...
There are lots of concerts at the Courthouse and the Governor’s Palace. Colonial Williamsburg is popular during Christmastime, and grows more so later in December. I recommend going early in the ...
This analysis focuses on what the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation recommends for the first-time visitor: touring the Governor’s Palace, the Capitol, exploring at least four trades, meeting at ...
The story of how the Colonial Williamsburg collection was acquired is as interesting as the guns themselves. When the Governor’s Palace and powder magazine were restored in the 1930s they needed ...
Rockefeller Jr. bought it for Colonial Williamsburg. For years the chandelier hung in the Governor’s Palace, and it was not until the mid-1960s that the mark of Garnier was found and its royal ...
We'll explore more of the Governor's Palace and other Colonial Williamsburg highlights later on. But right now, check out this gem, from a magical movie. WOMAN: My grandmother worked in a very ...
Here, the foundations of the Governors Palace in 1930.Credit...Visual Resources, John D. Rockefeller Jr. Library, The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation; Photo by Thomas Layton After World War II ...