Show CHARMING williamsburg many of the most important pages in the social and political history of virginia were written in wil liams burg the colonial capital much of which Is now restored to its original charm in its appearance williamsburg bure reflected england in miniature from its inception williamsburg bure took its place as one of the most important centers of culture and commerce in the colonies it kept that preeminence pre eminence for 80 years until the seat of virginias inias government was moved to richmond from war scarred william iburg e in 1799 with the capital gone cone williamsburg burg gradually sank into the somnolence soni nolence of a quiet county seat and college collece town john D rockefeller jr saw in the restoration of the old city an opportunity for a great educational undertaking der taking and provided financial aid to rebuild it after ao an exhaustive lve research to make the work a accurate cu and authentic the rest restoration oratio or reconstruction of colonial b buildings building iding has been completed |