Colonial Williamsburg

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Colonial Williamsburg is a living-history museum and restored historic district in Virginia that recreates and interprets life in the 18th-century capital of colonial America.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf historic district
living history museum
open-air museum
adjacentTo College of William & Mary
country United States
focusesOnPeriod 18th century
colonial America
formerCapitalOf Colony of Virginia
foundedBy Abby Aldrich Rockefeller
John D. Rockefeller Jr.
governingBody Colonial Williamsburg Foundation Board of Trustees
hasActivity costumed historical interpretation
craft demonstrations
educational programs
guided tours
reenactments
hasArea approximately 301 acres
hasComponent Bruton Parish Church
Capitol building (Williamsburg)
Duke of Gloucester Street
Governor's Palace
Raleigh Tavern
art museums
historic houses
public buildings
taverns
trade shops
visitor center
hasEconomicImpactOn City of Williamsburg
linked to: Williamsburg
hasEducationalRole K-12 education programs
online history resources
teacher institutes
hasHeritageDesignation National Historic Landmark District
hasMuseum Abby Aldrich Rockefeller Folk Art Museum
DeWitt Wallace Decorative Arts Museum
hasNearbySite Jamestown
Yorktown
hasNumberOfBuildings over 500 buildings
hasOperator Colonial Williamsburg Foundation
hasOriginalBuildings dozens of original 18th-century structures
hasReconstructedBuildings numerous reconstructed 18th-century structures
hasTheme African American history
Revolutionary politics
colonial government
history of slavery
life in 18th-century Virginia
women's history
hasTransportation period-style carriages
shuttle buses
heritageDesignationGrantedBy United States National Park Service
interpretsHistoryOf American Revolution era
colonial Virginia
isPartOfTourismRegion Historic Triangle of Jamestown, Williamsburg, and Yorktown
locatedIn United States
Virginia
Williamsburg, Virginia
linked to: Williamsburg
majorRestorationPeriod 1930s
ownedBy Colonial Williamsburg Foundation
partOf Historic Triangle of Virginia
Williamsburg Historic Area
restorationBeganIn 1920s
restorationInitiatedBy Reverend W. A. R. Goodwin
state Virginia
touristAttraction major U.S. heritage tourism site
major Virginia tourist destination

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Rockefeller family associatedInstitution Colonial Williamsburg
Abby Aldrich Rockefeller supportedInstitution Colonial Williamsburg
Williamsburg knownFor Colonial Williamsburg
Williamsburg hasAttraction Colonial Williamsburg historic area
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Williamsburg hasOrganization Colonial Williamsburg Foundation
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Eastern United States containsHistoricSite Colonial Williamsburg
Virginia Peninsula contains Colonial Williamsburg
Tidewater region contains Colonial Williamsburg
Colonial Williamsburg restoration developedInto Colonial Williamsburg
Colonial Williamsburg restoration associatedOrganization Colonial Williamsburg Foundation
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Colonial Williamsburg partOf Williamsburg Historic Area
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Colonial Williamsburg hasOperator Colonial Williamsburg Foundation
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Colonial Williamsburg ownedBy Colonial Williamsburg Foundation
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Speaker of the Virginia House of Burgesses seat Capitol in Williamsburg, Virginia
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Peyton Randolph House locatedIn Colonial Williamsburg
Peyton Randolph House partOf Colonial Williamsburg Historic Area
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Peyton Randolph House owner Colonial Williamsburg Foundation
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Peyton Randolph House operator Colonial Williamsburg Foundation
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National Historic Landmarks in Virginia hasExample Colonial Williamsburg Historic Area
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Bruton Parish Church locatedIn Colonial Williamsburg
Bruton Parish Church locatedNear Colonial Williamsburg Historic Area
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Bruton Parish Church partOf Colonial Williamsburg Historic District
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Bruton Parish Church restoredBy Colonial Williamsburg Foundation
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Abby Aldrich Rockefeller Folk Art Museum location Colonial Williamsburg
Abby Aldrich Rockefeller Folk Art Museum affiliation Colonial Williamsburg Foundation
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Abby Aldrich Rockefeller Folk Art Museum partOf Colonial Williamsburg museum complex
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Governor's Palace (Williamsburg) locatedIn Colonial Williamsburg
subject linked to: Governor's Palace
Governor's Palace (Williamsburg) partOf Colonial Williamsburg Historic Area
subject linked to: Governor's Palace
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Capitol building (colonial) locatedIn Colonial Williamsburg
Capitol building (colonial) partOf Historic Area of Colonial Williamsburg
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Capitol building (colonial) partOf living history museum of Colonial Williamsburg
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Busch Gardens Williamsburg nearbyHistoricSite Colonial Williamsburg
Williamsburg Transportation Center serves Colonial Williamsburg
Williamsburg Transportation Center near Colonial Williamsburg historic area
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Colonial Parkway passesNear Colonial Williamsburg
Duke of Gloucester Street locatedIn Colonial Williamsburg
Duke of Gloucester Street partOf Colonial Williamsburg Historic Area
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York County, Virginia partOf Historic Triangle of Virginia
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Busch Gardens Williamsburg near Colonial Williamsburg
Reverend W. A. R. Goodwin associatedWith Colonial Williamsburg
Raleigh Tavern partOf Colonial Williamsburg
Wren Building region Colonial Williamsburg
Colonial Williamsburg Foundation board of trustees oversees Colonial Williamsburg historic area
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Colonial Williamsburg Foundation board of trustees associatedWith Colonial Williamsburg historic site
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