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Historic Triangle
THE HISTORIC TRIANGLE: COLONIAL WILLIAMSBURG,
JAMESTOWN, & YORKTOWN
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Come see where America began — Virginia’s Historic
Triangle: Colonial Williamsburg, Jamestown and Yorktown.
Jamestown, VA
Visit
Jamestown, the first permanent English settlement in the
“New World,” established in 1607. 2007
marked the
400th anniversary of our nation’s birthplace
and an 18-month slate of events commemorated
this milestone in our nation’s history.
www.HistoricJamestowne.org;
www.historyisfun.org.
Colonial Williamsburg
Step
back in time to a thriving 18th-century
community when you visit Historic
Colonial Williamsburg.
America’s largest living history museum offers an
unparalleled view of daily Colonial life when
Williamsburg was the largest and most populated of
Britain’s 13 colonies making it a powerful center of
politics, commerce and culture. Over 500 original and
carefully reconstructed public buildings, private homes,
taverns and shops, and 90 acres of gardens and public
greens comprise the Historic Area.
www.colonialwilliamsburg.com.
Yorktown, Virginia
Walk the road to revolution in Yorktown where American
and French forces defeated British troops in the autumn
of 1781 in the last major battle of the Revolutionary
War. Yorktown today is a delightful Colonial-era
village with original historic homes, quaint shops and
restaurants.
www.yorkcounty.gov/tourism;
www.riverwalklanding.com;
www.nps.gov/yonb/;
www.historyisfun.org.
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