Courage. Independence. Liberty.
These enduring values have been a part of our Nation’s story since the first stirrings of revolution. Here in Williamsburg, the importance—both past and present—of those values comes to life.
From the bold actions of the patriots who began a revolution to the intimate details of daily life in 18th-century America, our history is preserved here—and shared with visitors from every corner of our Nation. Here, we celebrate the extraordinary story of our past and continue to teach the importance of our history.
As the year draws to a close, we hope you will consider making a gift to Colonial Williamsburg. We need your help to ensure the remarkable story of our founding is shared for generations.
Gifts made by midnight, December 31, may be counted as charitable contributions on your 2017 tax return.
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Did see that the trees were cut down by the Capitol. Understand having to cut them down, but hopefully you were able to use the wood for something special. I know othe museums do this.
On CWs twitter it states that Reiss is having the beautiful shade providing trees around the capitol building removed because they are undermining the wall that surrounds the yard.
No one who has ever stood there in the hot sun would think destroying decades old healthy shade trees is a good idea when they could just as well move the wall.
This is just really sad.
Unfortunately if the trees are harming the wall they probably should come down. My sense is cutting down the trees is more cost effective than removing the wall and can be accomplished more quickly with less disruption to visitors. Hopefully only a few of the trees need to be removed. If shade becomes an issue, perhaps a wooden pole supported canvas tarp can be erected, like the one adjacent to the courthouse..
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to all of you wonderful people in Colonial Williamsburg! I am already looking forward to returning for another visit next December!