Virtual Williamsburg
Dive into a 3D model of the
city as it appeared in 1776.
History.org: The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation's Official History and Citizenship Website
Williamsburg, Virginia
Williamsburg, Virginia
Dive into a 3D model of the
city as it appeared in 1776.
Explore historical manuscripts, newspapers,
and research reports online.
Examine a past and
present shaped by slavery.
A historic structure has been
rebuilt on Duke of Gloucester Street.
Every research project provides new insights into the colonial era and the lives of the Americans who experienced it.
Learn "how we know what we know" about the people, events, sites, and experiences of 18th-century Williamsburg.
Learn more about our nation's history by exploring Colonial Williamsburg's online and onsite resources.
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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