"In the 1770s before the United States was a nation, most people lived on farms. But Williamsburg in Virginia Colony was a busy town with wide streets, grand public buildings, bustling shops, and a large Market Square. Home to 2,000 people from wealthy gentry and middle class shopkeepers to poor slaves. Find out how Colonial Williamsburg today gives us a fascinating window into America's past."--

A look at the town of Williamsburg, Virginia, explores how it went from the capital of colonial Virginia to the largest living history museum in the world.

An introduction to Williamsburg (VA.) with eighteenth-century words and images to learn the alphabet.