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: -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-3: -Colonial Williamsburg is the restored and reconstructed historic area of Williamsburg, Virginia, a small city between the York and James rivers that was founded in 1632, designated capital of the English colony in 1698, and bestowed with a royal charter in 1722.

Detailed explanation-4: -Williamsburg reverted to a quiet college town and rural county seat. In retrospect, Williamsburg’s loss of capital city status was its salvation as many 18 th century buildings survived into the early twentieth century.

Detailed explanation-5: -Williamsburg was the thriving capital of Virginia when the dream of American freedom and independence was taking shape. From 1699 to 1780, Williamsburg was the political, cultural and educational center of what was then the largest, most populous and most influential of the American colonies.