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Public Gaol (Original Building)

Public Gaol (Original Building) is a historic building in , which is located on East Nicholson Street. Public Gaol (Original Building) is situated nearby to , as well as near the historic building .
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Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Colonial Williamsburg and Capitol.

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is a "living-history museum" located in a historic district in , . Encompassing 301 acres, 's Historic Area re-creates 18th-century Williamsburg as it appeared preceding and during the American Revolution.

Historic building
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The at , 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 , until 1780, when the capital was relocated to . is situated 360 feet south of Public Gaol (Original Building).

Historic building
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The Governor's Palace in , 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 in 1780, and with it the governor's residence. is situated 2,600 feet west of Public Gaol (Original Building).

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Grove and Ewell.

Hamlet
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is an unincorporated community in the southeastern portion of in the Virginia Peninsula subregion of , United States. It is located in the center of the Historic Triangle of Colonial Virginia, communities linked by the Colonial Parkway. is situated 4½ miles southeast of Public Gaol (Original Building).

Hamlet
was an unincorporated town in west of , in the U.S. state of . was named for Benjamin Stoddert , who was a U.S. and Confederate army officer, and civil engineer. is situated 4½ miles northwest of Public Gaol (Original Building).

Village
is an unincorporated community which straddles the – county border, west of , in the U.S. state of . is situated 6 miles northwest of Public Gaol (Original Building).

Public Gaol (Original Building)

Latitude
37.27258° or 37° 16′ 21″ north
Longitude
-76.69344° or 76° 41′ 36″ west
Inception
1704
Levels
2
Open location code
879578F4+2J
Open­Street­Map ID
way 296923769
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­building
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