The official site of Colonial Williamsburg



	Colonial Virginians depended on local mills to grind the grain from which they made their bread. The Windmill is currently closed to the public. 18th-century farm and country life are interpreted at Great Hopes Plantation near the footbridge to the Visitor Center.

	Visit the wareroom where the cabinetmaker met his customers and conducted the majority of his business. Then go to the workroom and watch as the hand tools and technology of the colonial era are used to produce furniture, harpsichords, and spinets.

	On the eve of the American Revolution Peyton Randolph, Speaker of the House of Burgess and President of the Continental Congresses, led Virginia's patriot movement. Witness how his political views would divide his family, both free and enslaved. The kitchen, reconstructed by Colonial Williamsburg tradespeople, features the story of urban slave work and life.

	See the brick making process - from mud and straw to bricks ready for the kiln. Note: check This Week at Colonial Williamsburg for seasonal opening.