From: Rick Womer
Ummm... no.
Colonial Williamsburg has nothing to do with Busch Gardens and
Universal Studios besides being in the same county.
The restoration of colonial (small c) Williamsburg was the brainchild
of a College of William and Mary professor, who was distressed to see
the last 18th century buildings in the center of town disappearing.?
The restoration involved pulling down a number of 19th C buildings,
to make way for reconstructed 18th C ones.
The restored and reconstructed buildings are mostly where they were,
and how they appeared, circa 1740.
Yes, the Colonial Williamsburg shopkeepers drive their cars back to
their 20th-21st C houses at the end of the day.? What would you
expect?? That they'd be riding horses and using privies?
Rick
I expect a recognition of the difference between "historyness" and history.
The amusement parks came there later because the original Colonial
Williamsburg tourist attraction was successful. The money behind
Colonial Williamsburg capitalized on that success.
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