Colonial Williamsburg, Virginia, July 2016
Independence Day of the UnitedStates, also referred to as the Fourth of July, has been a federal
holiday in the United States since 1941, but the tradition of Independence Day
celebrations goes back to the 18th century and the American Revolution
(1775-83). In June 1776, representatives of the thirteenAmerican colonies then fighting in the revolutionary struggle weighed a
resolution that would declare their independence from the BritishEmpire . On July 2nd, the Continental Congress voted in favor of
independence, and two days later its delegates adopted the Declaration of Independence,
Basia in Colonial Williamsburg, Virginia, July 2016
Basia in Colonial Williamsburg, Virginia, July 2016
Williamsburg, Virginia
Today Colonial Williamsburg is a historical landmark and a livinghistory museum.
Surviving colonial structures have been restored to estimates of their
18th-century appearance, with traces of later buildings and improvements
removed. Many of the missing colonial structures were reconstructed on their
original sites beginning in the 1930s. Animals, gardens, and dependencies (such
as kitchens, smokehouses, and privies) add to the environment. Some buildings
and most gardens are open for tourists, the exceptions being buildings serving
as residences for Colonial Williamsburg employees, large donors, the occasional
city official, and sometimes College of William and Mary associates.
Colonial Williamsburg, Virginia, July 2016
At the City of Williamsburg's discretion, Duke of Gloucester Street
and other Historic Area thoroughfares are closed to motorized vehicles during
the day, in favor of pedestrians, bicyclists, joggers, skaters, dog walkers,
and animal-drawn vehicles.
Basia in Colonial Williamsburg, Virginia, July 2016
Basia in Colonial Williamsburg, Virginia, July 2016
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