Williamsburg: Day 1

Betcha can't guess where we were today. Stop reading and think. OK, done thinking? We were in Colonial Williamsburg!

 

There were British flags everywhere to make it seem more realistic, since Williamsburg was originally a British Colony.

 

There was a re-enacment in the town square. Munitions were taken from the city munitions magazine in the middle of the night. One of the town ministers was upset that the munitions may have been stolen or improperly removed by the Governor. Tempers flared and some townsfolk listened to him while others voiced their opinion that the Governor was chosen and should be able to take the munitions from the magazine.

 

 

We watched some court issues and one of them involved my grandfather. The judge is in the red coat. He was very interesting. The judge educated Pop on dropping the complaint about the needed road repair, so the judge could make Pop the one responsible for the repair. They explained how a lawyer could "pass the bar" by passing the exams to allow them to go through the gate to where the court officials are allowed to sit.

 

 

Here I am in the Supreme Court. We went on the tour of the Capitol Building of Virginia. The shape of the building from a bird's eye view looks like a capital H. Our tour guide was most interesting. She was one who knew what would go on in the future, but also lived in the 1700s. She was enthusiastic about the information she was sharing.

 

 

When we started in the Visitor's Center, we found out about a map where if we matched 7 items to 7 places, we could earn a pin. One of the places was the Apothecary Shop. We were happy to earn the pin.

 

The went to the county jail (which is spelled, "Gaol" in the old days). There was "indoor plumbing" that is called the "Throne" because you have to go up two steps so the waste would go down into the septic tank. There was one in each cell. The outside bricks on part of the building are over 300 years old. This building was used as a county jail until the 1980s.

 

 

The final event of the day was the Fife and Drum Corps led us to the village green for a demonstration of guns and cannons used by the militia. It was loud, smoky but exciting. It was a good way to end the day. It was easy tell they have practiced a lot.

Today was fun, but tomorrow will be even more fun!

-Kate

 

 

Tomorrow's edition:

Williamsburg: Day 2

 

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