CSPAN3 Colonial Williamsburg Capitol December 19, 2015
First capitol building. It would be her from 1704 and finally burning down in 1747, rebuilt by 1753 and use until 1779. It is on this spot that Founding Fathers like Patrick Henry and Thomas Jefferson learned to be representatives of the people. While this building is a story of virginia and its history, it is in a far greater sense the history of the entire United States of america. Its story is part of our common heritage as citizens. This was the first government building ever referred to as a capital. Prior to this in jamestown they call the government building the state house. They lost f...