Raised through 6th grade in eastern Va, Williamsburg was on our school field trip list.
I clearly remember standing in the House of Burgesses, where there is a brass plaque
where Patrick Henry said, "Give me Liberty, or give me Death!" Even as a 5th grader
I was mightily impressed. Later, my parents moved to central Va to the town where
PH lived and was elected to serve in the House of Burgesses.
Williamsburg was and still is, absolutely amazing. The actual buildings that the founding
fathers walked through, met in and where a huge amount of our history was created.
Learning "Virginia History" in 2nd thru 6th grades was truly the root of American history,
Jamestown, the Lost Colony, Williamsburg, House of BUrgesses, the Governors Palace, all right
there, although Jamestown was thought to be under the river at that time, and the replica had not
been built - it was started about then, and we visited it, under construction in the 6th grade. First
time I had seen wattle construction and watched them doing it.
Today they have located the actual site, and have been excavating it for a while.
Hip deep in early American history there.
We visited Jamestown again a few years ago, so about 45-50 year later, still interesting,
but the wife had never seen it before.
Bill