USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -Williamsburg was founded as the capital of the Virginia Colony in 1699. The original capital, Jamestown was the first permanent English-speaking settlement in the New World founded in 1607.

Detailed explanation-2: -Today, Williamsburg is known internationally as the premier center for the preservation and interpretation of American colonial history: The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation; and as the home of the nation’s premier small public university: The College of William and Mary.

Detailed explanation-3: -Williamsburg served as the colonial capital (with the building known as the Capitol) from 1699-1776. When Virginia declared independence from England in 1776, Williamsburg became capital of an independent state for three years.

Detailed explanation-4: -Today, the City of Williamsburg is an independent city with an estimated population of 14, 954, as of 2019. Williamsburg sits along Interstate 64 corridor midway between Richmond and Norfolk/Virginia Beach-at the center of the Eastern Virginia region, which has a population of more than 2.5 million.

Detailed explanation-5: -Fire destroyed the wooden and brick buildings at Jamestown too. Virginia’s capital, the place of government, needed to move to a better location. The better site for the capital was at Williamsburg.