Williamsburg was founded as the capital of the Virginia Colony in 1699. Restoration began in the early 1930’s with funds provided by John D. Rockefeller, Jr.
Govenor's Palace
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Drainage Channel Through a Wall at the Govenor's Palace
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Formal gardens at the Govenor's Palace
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Pleached arbors of American beech (Fagus grandifolia) are located in the Govenor's Palace gardens.
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Urn at the Govenor's Palace
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Pea trellises at the Govenor's Palace vegetable garden
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Wall in the Govenor's Palace fruit garden
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Espaliered peach trees in the Govenor's Palace fruit garden.
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Grape vines in the Govenor's Palace fruit garden
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Wind Flower (Anemone coronaria)
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The Wythe House on the Palace Green was owned by George Wythe. He was a leader in the patriot movement in Virginia and was Virginia's first signer of the Declaration of Independence.
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Tulips and Violas
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This century old crape myrtle is in the Taliaferro-Cole House garden.
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Tulip plantings in the Taliaferro-Cole House garden.
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The cannonball gate closer was a simple, effective way to keep a gate closed and was used during Colonial times.
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Wrought Iron Fence
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Split Rail Livestock Fence
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Silver Bells (Orinthogalum nutans)
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Seating Area in the Colonial Vegetable Garden
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Glass cloches were used in Colonial times to protect delicate vegetable plants from the cold.
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Pawpaw flower (Asimina triloba)
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Colonial Vegetable Garden
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Cold Frames for Vegetables
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Colonial vegetable garden
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Seasonal Spring Color
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Handrail on a Colonial home
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Gardens at the Govenor's Palace
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Formal Colonial Garden
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Colonial Williamsburg walkway
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Colonial Williamsburg Spring
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Colonial Williamsburg gate
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Colonial vegetable garden laid out in a formal style.
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Colonial Gate to a Boxwood Garden
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Colonial boot scrape
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Boxwood Hedges
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