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  2. Peyton Randolph House - Wikipedia

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    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. It was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1973 as the home of Founding Father Peyton Randolph (1721–1775), the ...

  3. 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 ...

  4. Peyton Randolph - Wikipedia

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    Signature. Virginia colonial currency (1773) signed by Randolph and John Blair Jr. Peyton Randolph (September 10, 1721 – October 22, 1775) was an American politician and planter who was a Founding Father of the United States. Born into Virginia's wealthiest and most powerful family, Randolph served as speaker of Virginia's House of Burgesses ...

  5. Geddy House - Wikipedia

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    Website. Colonial Williamsburg Geddy House. The Geddy House, also known as the James Geddy House, [ 1] was built by James Geddy Jr. ca. 1762. [ 2] One of the oldest houses in Virginia and in Williamsburg, [ 3] it is located on the Palace Green across from Bruton Parish Church. It is a two-story, central-passage house. [ 4][ 5]

  6. Bruton Parish Church - Wikipedia

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    April 15, 1970 [3] Designated VLR. September 18, 1973 [2] Bruton Parish Church is located in the restored area of Colonial Williamsburg in Williamsburg, Virginia, United States. It was established in 1674 by the consolidation of two previous parishes in the Virginia Colony, and remains an active Episcopal parish.

  7. Essendant - Wikipedia

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    Essendant Inc., formerly known as United Stationers, is a national wholesale distributor of office supplies, with consolidated net sales of $5.3 billion. Essendant stocks over 160,000 items, including traditional office products , office furniture , janitorial and break room supplies, and technology products.

  8. Raleigh Tavern - Wikipedia

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    The Raleigh Tavern was a tavern in Williamsburg, Virginia, and was one of the largest taverns in colonial Virginia.It gained some fame in the pre-American Revolutionary War Colony of Virginia as a gathering place for legislators after several Royal Governors officially dissolved the House of Burgesses, the elected legislative body, when their actions did not suit the Crown.

  9. Archaeologists in Virginia unearth colonial-era garden with ...

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    BEN FINLEY. August 23, 2024 at 6:59 AM. WILLIAMSBURG, Va. (AP) — Archaeologists in Virginia are uncovering one of colonial America's most lavish displays of opulence: An ornamental garden where ...