The Capitol
The Capitol is a bus stop in Williamsburg, Virginia. The Capitol is situated nearby to the historic building Governor’s Palace.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Colonial Williamsburg and Capitol.
Colonial Williamsburg
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Colonial Williamsburg is a "living-history museum" located in a historic district in Williamsburg, Virginia. Encompassing 301 acres, Colonial Williamsburg's Historic Area re-creates 18th-century Williamsburg as it appeared preceding and during the American Revolution.
Capitol
Historic building
The Capitol at Williamsburg, Virginia, housed both houses of the Virginia General Assembly, the Governor's Council and the House of Burgesses of the colony of Virginia from 1705, six years after the colonial capital was relocated there from nearby Jamestown, until 1780, when the capital was relocated to Richmond. Capitol is situated 440 feet west of The Capitol.
Governor’s Palace
Historic building
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The Governor's Palace in Williamsburg, Virginia, was the official residence of the royal governors of the Colony of Virginia. It was also a home for two of Virginia's post-colonial governors, Patrick Henry and Thomas Jefferson, until the capital was moved to Richmond in 1780, and with it the governor's residence. Governor’s Palace is situated 3,200 feet west of The Capitol.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Grove and Ewell.
Grove
Hamlet
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Grove is an unincorporated community in the southeastern portion of James City County in the Virginia Peninsula subregion of Virginia, United States. It is located in the center of the Historic Triangle of Colonial Virginia, communities linked by the Colonial Parkway. Grove is situated 4½ miles southeast of The Capitol.
Ewell
Hamlet
Ewell was an unincorporated town in James City County west of Williamsburg, in the U.S. state of Virginia. Ewell was named for Benjamin Stoddert Ewell, who was a U.S. and Confederate army officer, and civil engineer. Ewell is situated 5 miles northwest of The Capitol.
Lightfoot
Village
Lightfoot is an unincorporated community which straddles the James City–York county border, west of Williamsburg, in the U.S. state of Virginia. Lightfoot is situated 6 miles northwest of The Capitol.
The Capitol
- Type: Bus stop
- Category: transportation
- Location: Williamsburg, Virginia, South, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
37.27155° or 37° 16′ 18″ northLongitude
-76.69176° or 76° 41′ 30″ westElevation
82 feet (25 metres)Open location code
879578C5+J7OpenStreetMap ID
node 10023264961OpenStreetMap feature
highway=bus_stopOpenStreetMap feature
public_transport=platformGeoNames ID
4789119
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