Williamsburg is a stronghold of the past; a sort of enchanted ground; lovely and quiet as a dream. Williamsburg may no longer be quiet as a dream; but it is certainly lovely and unquestionably a stronghold of the past; more so now than Miss Hildegarde Hawthorne could have dreamt when she penned these words in 1917. After Virginias capital moved from Williamsburg to Richmond in 1780; the city sank into one and a half centuries of sleepy obscurity punctuated only by the Civil War. From 1928 to 1932; however; John D. Rockefeller Jr. restored the city to its colonial glory; and it leaped from impoverished backwater to tourist mecca within the space of a few years.
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0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. HomeBy Jeffrey C NicholasThis is a nice touch of home. I dont get there much anymore. Even my dad has his picture in the book in front of burns dinner.0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. bookBy J/Rmy husband enbjoys the book very much . he is from this area and knows it very well .. some of his close friends have borrowed it as well as some school children to use also
