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Jamestown on the James River was the capital of the Virginia colony until 1699, at which time the capital became Williamsburg.
during the 1600s williamsburg had barely begun a church and a college were all williamsburg had until 1699 when the capital was moved there
williamsburg moved to Richmond in 1780
The first capital of Virginia was Jamestown in 1607. Then it became Williamsburg in 1699. Then it became Richmond in 1780.
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There is no such thing as the capital of Williamsburg.
No. Williamsburg was the capital of Virginia from about 1699 to 1780 but never of the US.
{| |- | 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. |}
Jamestown on the James River was the capital of the Virginia colony until 1699, at which time the capital became Williamsburg.
In 1698.
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The original colonial capital, Jamestown, burned and the capital was moved to Williamsburg because the colony's population had grown and moved over a wider area and Williamsburg was more centrally located,
williamsburg was important because it was the capital of Virginia from1699 to around 1780
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