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  2. Colonial Williamsburg - Wikipedia

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    Colonial Williamsburg is a living-history museum and private foundation presenting a part of the historic district in the city of Williamsburg, Virginia.Its 301-acre (122 ha) historic area includes several hundred restored or recreated buildings from the 18th century, when the city was the capital of the Colony of Virginia; 17th-century, 19th-century, and Colonial Revival structures; and more ...

  3. Peyton Randolph House - Wikipedia

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    Designated VLR. September 18, 1973 [2] The Peyton Randolph House, also known as the Randolph-Peachy House, is a historic house museum in Colonial Williamsburg, Virginia. Its oldest portion dating to about 1715, it is one of the museum's oldest surviving buildings.

  4. Ludwell–Paradise House - Wikipedia

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    The Ludwell–Paradise House, often known simply as the Paradise House, is a historic home along Duke of Gloucester Street and part of Colonial Williamsburg in Williamsburg, Virginia. The home was built in 1752–1753 for Philip Ludwell III .

  5. Archaeologists believe they've found site of Revolutionary ...

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    The site is on the property of Colonial Williamsburg, a living history museum that tells the story of the capital of Britain's Virginia colony in the 18th century.

  6. History of the Long Island Rail Road - Wikipedia

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    Even before the B&J opened, the LIRR began planning a branch to the Grand Street Ferry in Williamsburg, leaving the B&J at Bedford, to avoid congestion in Brooklyn. The LIRR started to build the B&J's continuation beyond Jamaica immediately upon completion of the Brooklyn-Jamaica line, opening to Hicksville on March 1, 1837.

  7. LIRR Rolls Out Updated TrainTime App, Notification System - Patch

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    LIRR Rolls Out Updated TrainTime App, Notification System - Hicksville, NY - New screens, announcements, and TrainTime updates with real-time train info will address social distancing concerns ...

  8. Long Island Rail Road - Wikipedia

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    The Long Island Rail Road ( reporting mark LI ), often abbreviated as the LIRR, is a railroad in the southeastern part of the U.S. state of New York, stretching from Manhattan to the eastern tip of Suffolk County on Long Island. The railroad currently operates a public commuter rail service, with its freight operations contracted to the New ...

  9. Governor's Palace (Williamsburg, Virginia) - Wikipedia

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    Added to NRHP. October 15, 1966. 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.

  10. LIRR: Comment Sought on Colonial Rd. Bridge Plan - Patch

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    Rich Jacques, Patch Staff. Posted Thu, Dec 13, 2012 at 6:39 pm ET | Updated Fri, Dec 14, 2012 at 12:06 am ET. The public is being asked to comment on a proposed project to rebuild the Village of ...

  11. John Page (planter) - Wikipedia

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    Colonel John Page (c. 1627 – 23 January 1692) [1] : 39, 41 was an English-born planter, merchant, slave trader and politician who spent most of his life in North America. Born in East Bedfont, Middlesex, Page eventually migrated to the English colony of Virginia, where he lived in Middle Plantation and served as a member of the House of ...