Harrell takes command of naval reserve battalion
WILLIAMSBURG, Va. — Navy Expeditionary Reload Battalion TEN (NERB-10) held a change of command ceremony Aug. 1 at Navy Expeditionary Logistics Grou...
Aug 13, 2026Open source
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Williamsburg, Virginia. Counties or equivalents associated with this area: James City, Williamsburg City. Associated ZIP codes: 23185, 23186, 23187, 23188.
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Today in History: July 30, Jenner takes gold in Montreal
In 1619, the first representative assembly in colonial America convened in Jamestown in the Virginia Colony.
Jul 30, 2026Open source
As seas rise, American history could be washed away
In Jamestown, Virginia, one of the most important places in American history is in a race against time from rising waters
Jul 3, 2026Open source
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Exmore man charged after Wicomico deputies find marijuana, firearm during traffic stop
WICOMICO COUNTY, Md. – The Wicomico County Sheriff’s Office (WCSO) arrested a Virginia man after a traffic stop on his vehicle resulted in the seizure of...
Nov 3, 2026Open source
Here are the 3 constitutional amendments on Virginia’s ballot and what they mean for voters
Here are the 3 constitutional amendments on Virginia’s ballot and what they mean for voters
Nov 3, 2026Open source
MetroNews Decision 2026: Voters to make decisions in 19 State Senate races Tuesday
MORGANTOWN, W.Va.—There are 19 state Senate seats on the ballot Tuesday with several getting a lot of attention including three district in northcentral an...
Nov 2, 2026Open source
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Williamsburg is in Williamsburg City County, Virginia.
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Exmore man charged after Wicomico deputies find marijuana, firearm during traffic stop
WICOMICO COUNTY, Md. – The Wicomico County Sheriff’s Office (WCSO) arrested a Virginia man after a traffic stop on his vehicle resulted in the seizure of...
Nov 3, 2026Open source
Here are the 3 constitutional amendments on Virginia’s ballot and what they mean for voters
Here are the 3 constitutional amendments on Virginia’s ballot and what they mean for voters
Nov 3, 2026Open source
MetroNews Decision 2026: Voters to make decisions in 19 State Senate races Tuesday
MORGANTOWN, W.Va.—There are 19 state Senate seats on the ballot Tuesday with several getting a lot of attention including three district in northcentral an...
Nov 2, 2026Open source
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Before the English founded Jamestown in 1607, the area was part of the territory of the Powhatan Confederacy, and by the 1630s the Powhatan had abandoned their nearby villages. Between 1630 and 1633, after the war that followed the attack of 1622, colonists built a defensive palisade across the Virginia Peninsula with a settlement called Middle Plantation as its main guard post.
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Jamestown, the capital, burned during Bacon's Rebellion in 1676, and the government met temporarily at Middle Plantation, about 12 miles away on higher ground, which the burgesses found safer and more pleasant than humid, mosquito-ridden Jamestown. The colonists had long wanted a college, and an early attempt at Henricus failed after 1622. In the 1690s the Rev. James Blair spent several years in England lobbying and won a royal charter for the College of William and Mary, named for the reigning monarchs. It was founded at Middle Plantation in 1693, classes began in temporary quarters in 1694, and work soon started on the College Building, forerunner of the Wren Building. In 1698 the rebuilt statehouse at Jamestown burned again, this time by accident, and the government moved once more to Middle Plantation, where it could use the college buildings. After the college students made a presentation to the House of Burgesses, it was agreed in 1699 to move the capital there permanently. A town was laid out, and Middle Plantation was renamed Williamsburg in honor of King William III. Sources Wikipedia: Williamsburg, Virginia
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