It became the Capital in about 1698, and moved to Richmond in 1780.
No. Williamsburg was the capital of Virginia from about 1699 to 1780 but never of the US.
Jamestown on the James River was the capital of the Virginia colony until 1699, at which time the capital became Williamsburg.
{| |- | Not at this point in time. It was the capital and the colonial buildings are still in existence and can be visited in Colonial Williamsburg. Today the capital is Richmond. |}
williamsburg was important because it was the capital of Virginia from1699 to around 1780
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Richmond is the capital of the Commonwealth of Virginia.
it was the capital of virginia from 1699-1780
Williamsburg and before that it was Jamestown.
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