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History Fact

Most colonists knew how to weave baskets.

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  • New home pages

    Snowfall Slideshow

    Winter comes to Williamsburg.

  • New home pages

    New Home pages

    colonialwilliamsburg.com is a new portal to your next visit.

  • The Slave Trade

    Podcast

    The Slave Trade
    An interconnected trade has international impact.

  • R. Charlton's Coffeehouse Opening

    Video

    Opening Ceremony
    at Charlton's Coffeehouse.

  • Fifes and Drums

    Feature

    Outfitting the Fifes and Drums.

  • Autumn Journal

    Autumn Journal

    Pumpkins, Captain Smith, laundries and more.

  • Costume Timeline

    Costume Timeline

    Explore 75 years of costumed interpretation.


What is CW?

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What is Colonial Williamsburg? Close

In Colonial Williamsburg's 301-acre Historic Area stand hundreds of restored, reconstructed, and historically furnished buildings. Costumed interpreters tell the stories of the men and women of the 18th-century city—black, white, and native American, slave, indentured, and free—and the challenges they faced. In this historic place, we help the future learn from the past.

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