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Explore Williamsburg VaColonial Williamsburg OverviewWilliamsburg HotelsVirgina History on Vacation Colonial Williamsburg Va PicturesThe Spirit of Colonial Williamsburg VaThe spirit of Colonial Williamsburg Va is the spirit of the American people in the late 1700s yearning for independence from a foreign government, for freedom, and for equality.
At Colonial Williamsburg Va, the nation's magnificent living history museum, visitors absorb that spirit from the surroundings and through the interpreters who bring America's past to life. Some, like Colonial Williamsburg historian William D. Barker (above), one of the nations top Thomas Jefferson scholars, represent well-known citizens. For interested visitors, Barker relates Jeffersons experience during his career in 18th-century Williamsburg. Jefferson was America's second governor and lived in for a time in the Governors Palace.
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