Visit Historic Trades

Did you know that a couple dozen historic trades are carried out by master tradesmen and apprentices throughout the Historic Area? These craftsmen devote their days to researching and recreating the professions and products of the 18th century with painstaking accuracy.

The brickmaker is one of these experts; and in his yard you can stomp clay and see how bricks are shaped, dried, and burned in a kiln to build the structures of Williamsburg.

Learn more about the brickmaker.

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