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1. www.colonialwilliamsburg.org › governors-palaceColonial Williamsburg Governor's Palace

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   The Governor’s Palace was home to seven royal governors, Virginia’s first two elected governors, and hundreds of servants and enslaved people. It was built to display the colony’s wealth, power, and permanence. Tours of the reconstructed building depart every 10 minutes from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

2. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Governor's_PalaceGovernor's Palace (Williamsburg, Virginia) - Wikipedia

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   The Governor's Palace in Williamsburg, Virginia, was the official residence of the royal governors of the Colony of Virginia. It was also a home for two of Virginia's post-colonial governors, Patrick Henry and Thomas Jefferson, until the capital was moved to Richmond in 1780, and with it the governor's residence.

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4. www.tripadvisor.com › Attraction_Review-g58313-dGovernor's Palace - All You Need to Know BEFORE You Go (2024)

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   Governor's Palace. 2,546 reviews. #11 of 107 things to do in Williamsburg. Historic Sites. Open now. 9:30 AM - 4:30 PM. Write a review. About. The luxurious palace of the loyalist governor, complete with meticulously replicated late 18th century furnishings.

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5. encyclopediavirginia.org › 953hpr-aa2a63904ae6bcfGovernor's Palace in Colonial Williamsburg - Encyclopedia ...

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   With many of its historic structures rebuilt and with "interpreters" reenacting eighteenth-century life, Colonial Williamsburg has become a landmark in the history of the American preservation movement. More than that, though, the project serves as a self-conscious shrine of American ideals.

6. virtualtours.colonialwilliamsburg.org › palaceGovernor's Palace - Colonial Williamsburg

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   Welcome to the Governor's Palace at Colonial Williamsburg. Click at any time to start your Virtual Tour. Optimized for desktop viewing and most. mobile devices produced after 2016.

7. www.colonialwilliamsburg.org › learn › deep-divesThe Enslaved People and Servants of the Governor’s Palace

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   Apr 18, 2024 · The story of the Governor’s Palace in Williamsburg is the story of the enslaved people and white servants who lived and worked there. At any given time, up to thirty people served the governor and his family at the Palace.

8. www.slaveryandremembrance.org › almanack › placesGovernor's Palace : The Colonial Williamsburg Official ...

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   Governor's Palace Home to seven royal governors, Patrick Henry and Thomas Jefferson. A professor from the College of William and Mary sketched a Williamsburg vista in a book published in 1724, when the city was just 25 years old.