Courthouses served as centers for local communities. People conducted business, interacted with the government, and observed trials and punishments. After a short exploration of the Courthouse and its surroundings, participate in a local court session where lives, liberties, and property are contested. Take on the role of justice, attorney, litigant, petitioner, or defendant and experience how the rights of Virginians were maintained in open court. Adult subject matter. TEST
Other Experiences
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Cry Witch
Question witnesses, weigh evidence, and determine the guilt or innocence of "the Virginia Witch." Not appropriate for young children due to subject matter and intense emotion.
Open to the Public
Event Ticket
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Grand March and Review
Join the Colonial Williamsburg Fifes & Drums as they lead visiting corps from around the country in a Grand March.
Open to the Public
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Gunsmith
Aim, ready, fire! Watch as rifles, pistols, and fowling pieces are made.