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  1. Williamsburg is an independent city in Virginia, United States. As of the 2020 census, it had a population of 15,425. [6] . Located on the Virginia Peninsula, Williamsburg is in the northern part of the Hampton Roads metropolitan area. It is bordered by James City County on the west and south and York County on the east.

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      The history of Williamsburg, Virginia dates to the 17th...

  2. Apr 23, 2024 · Williamsburg, historic city, seat (1654) of James City county (though administratively independent of it), southeastern Virginia, U.S., on a tidewater peninsula, between the James and York rivers, 27 miles (43 km) northwest of Newport News. First settled by the English in 1633 as Middle Plantation,

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  3. Williamsburg, Virginia. Williamsburg is a small city in Virginia in the United States. Williamsburg is near two important places in Virginia history: Jamestown and Yorktown. Williamsburg has three important things: Busch Gardens, Colonial Williamsburg, and the College of William & Mary.

  4. Mar 6, 2023 · Learn about the history and legacy of Colonial Williamsburg, the restored and reconstructed historic area of Williamsburg, Virginia, where George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, and Patrick Henry debated American ideals. Explore the origins, challenges, and achievements of this ambitious restoration project launched in the 1930s by John D. Rockefeller Jr.

  5. Williamsburg is a city in southeast Virginia. Settled in 1632, it was the capital of Virginia from 1699 to 1779 and in 1926, John D. Rockefeller Jr commissioned a restoration project to bring Williamsburg back to its former colonial glory.