The Wythe House, located on the Palace Green in Colonial Williamsburg, Virginia, was built in the 1750s and once belonged to George Wythe, a signer of the Declaration of Independence and known as the father of American jurisprudence. The property was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1970 and has since been restored to its original form and appearance. The house remains an important part of Colonial Williamsburg, a living-history museum and private foundation presenting a part of the historic district in the city of Williamsburg.
Colonial Williamsburg is a 301-acre historic area that includes several hundred restored or re-created buildings from the 18th century, when the city was the capital of Colonial Virginia. Costumed employees work and dress as people did in the era, sometimes using colonial grammar and diction. The restoration and re-creation of colonial Williamsburg was championed as a way to celebrate rebel patriots and the early history of the United States. The site was once used for conferences by world leaders and heads of state, including U.S. presidents.
Williamsburg is an independent city in Virginia, United States. As of the 2020 U.S. Census, it had a population of 15,425. Located on the Virginia Peninsula, Williamsburg is in the northern part of the Hampton Roads metropolitan area. It is bordered by James City County on the west and south and York County on the east. English settlers founded Williamsburg in 1632 as Middle Plantation, a fortified settlement on high ground between the James and York rivers.
The fall of 2022 saw the author embark on a cycling tour that began in Montreal, Canada, and finished in Savannah, GA, covering the oldest parts of Quebec and the 13 original US states. The tour covered a distance of 7,126 km over the course of 2.5 months, during which the author took over 68,000 photos. The focus of the tour was to photograph historic architecture. The author invites people to follow their photography and to support it by becoming a patron on Patreon or donating.
Posted by Billy Wilson Photography on 2023-03-11 22:40:30