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Williamsburg, Virginia

Williamsburg is a city in Virginia, United States, between the James and York rivers. It was the capital of the colony of Virginia from 1699 to 1780, when the government moved to Richmond, and is home to the College of William & Mary. Its colonial centre, restored from the 1920s as Colonial Williamsburg, is a large living-history museum.

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Colony of Virginia

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APA: The Epoch Institute. (2026). Williamsburg, Virginia. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/williamsburg-virginia
MLA: “Williamsburg, Virginia.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia, The Epoch Institute, 2026, https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/williamsburg-virginia. Accessed .
Chicago: The Epoch Institute. “Williamsburg, Virginia.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. 2026. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/williamsburg-virginia.
Harvard: The Epoch Institute (2026) ‘Williamsburg, Virginia’, The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. Available at: https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/williamsburg-virginia (Accessed: ).

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