Title:
THE CAPITOL - Once the seat of government of a vast and powerful colonial province that stretched to the Mississippi, the
colonial Capitol building has been carefully reconstructed to its appearance of the early 1700's. Here met the House of Burgesses,
American's first representative legislative assembly, the important Governor's Council, and the high court. the structure
was ordered built in 1699 when Williamsburg became the capital of the Virginia Colony. It was in the 18th Century Capitol
in Williamsburg that Patrick Henry gave his famous "Caesar-Brutus" speech against the Stamp Act and the first call for a final
separation fro England was issued. Now an exhibition building of Colonial Williamsburg, the historic structure has been authentically
furnished according to old records. From its cupola the British "Great Union" flag, now obsolete flies daily as it did two
centuries ago. Williamsburg, Virginia.
Creator:
Charles Lowe
Subject:
Facilities
Government facilities
Capitols
Description:
THE CAPITOL - Once the seat of government of a vast and powerful colonial province that stretched to the Mississippi, the
colonial Capitol building has been carefully reconstructed to its appearance of the early 1700's. Here met the House of Burgesses,
American's first representative legislative assembly, the important Governor's Council, and the high court. the structure
was ordered built in 1699 when Williamsburg became the capital of the Virginia Colony. It was in the 18th Century Capitol
in Williamsburg that Patrick Henry gave his famous "Caesar-Brutus" speech against the Stamp Act and the first call for a final
separation fro England was issued. Now an exhibition building of Colonial Williamsburg, the historic structure has been authentically
furnished according to old records. From its cupola the British "Great Union" flag, now obsolete flies daily as it did two
centuries ago. Williamsburg, Virginia.
Publisher:
Keystone View Company
Contributor:
Gifford M. Mast
Date:
1954
Type:
Photography
Format:
Keystone photo print 7.18 in. x 4.18 in.
Identifier:
1996.0009.KU105139
Language:
eng
Coverage:
North and Central America
United States
Virginia
Williamsburg
Williamsburg
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THE CAPITOL - Once the seat of government of a vast and powerful colonial province that stretched to the Mississippi, the
colonial Capitol building has been carefully reconstructed to its appearance of the early 1700's. Here met the House of Burgesses,
American's first representative legislative assembly, the important Governor's Council, and the high court. the structure
was ordered built in 1699 when Williamsburg became the capital of the Virginia Colony. It was in the 18th Century Capitol
in Williamsburg that Patrick Henry gave his famous "Caesar-Brutus" speech against the Stamp Act and the first call for a final
separation fro England was issued. Now an exhibition building of Colonial Williamsburg, the historic structure has been authentically
furnished according to old records. From its cupola the British "Great Union" flag, now obsolete flies daily as it did two
centuries ago. Williamsburg, Virginia.