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A Complete Guide to Jamestown, Virginia If you're planning a trip to Colonial Williamsburg or exploring early American history, and staying at the Fife and Drum Inn , one question comes up again and again: Is Jamestown Settlement worth visiting? Shor… Read more
Visit Where the American Revolution Was Fought and Won In the fall of 1781, just 14 miles from the current-day location of our Williamsburg bed and breakfast , the Battle of Yorktown decided the fate of the American Revolution, putting the final stam… Read more
Less than a century after the Revolutionary War had concluded – when the British surrendered to George Washington’s forces just miles away from Williamsburg in Yorktown – Virginia was again at the center of a major conflict as the Civil War quickly o… Read more
In and around Williamsburg, ongoing archeology digs reveal artifacts from a tapestry of historical periods, showcasing our area’s unique past. Centuries of human stories are told through these unburied discoveries, beginning with the Native American … Read more
Three Ships That Made History and Stepping Aboard Their Modern-Day Replicas Although the Mayflower and its Plymouth-settling crew get the most attention in history books, its journey was preceded by 13 years by another set of three British ships – Su… Read more
Whether it be exploring Virginia’s first colony at Jamestown, spending a day swimming and enjoying the historic charm and culture of Yorktown, or getting out in nature on a working farm along the James River dating back to the early 1600s, these day … Read more
The Convergence of English Colonialism, the Revolutionary War, and American Democracy For being only 200 square miles in size, the area known as the Historic Triangle played a vital and outsized role in the early days of English colonialism and the e… Read more
Raise a Glass to the Local Breweries Around Williamsburg Williamsburg is home to more than just the rich colonial history of the United States and to the second-oldest institution for higher education. Beer has been woven through the history of the a… Read more