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Thieves, enslaved runaways, debtors, and political prisoners once paced the cells of the Public Gaol as they waited to be tried - or hanged. Perhaps its most notorious inmates were several pirates who had served under Blackbeard and were captured with him in 1718. Self-guided exploration of the cells where prisoners were held as they awaited trial and punishment.
Come Explore In Person
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Historic Site: Guardhouse
Protecting the Powder Magazine
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Historic Site: American Indian Encampment
Visit an interpretive camp of a small American Indian delegation in Williamsburg.
CW Admission
Handicap Accessible
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Historic Site: Presbyterian Meetinghouse
Visit the only authorized place of worship for dissenting Protestants in Williamsburg before the Revolution.
CW Admission
Handicap Accessible