Description: Williamsburg, VIRGINIA - Raleigh Tavern - Apollo Room: Williamsburg is an independent city in Virginia, United States. As of the 2020 census, it had a population of 15,425. Located on the Virginia Peninsula, Williamsburg is in the northern part of the Hampton Roads metropolitan area. It is bordered by James City County on the west and south and York County on the east. English settlers founded Williamsburg in 1632 as Middle Plantation, a fortified settlement on high ground between the James and York rivers, and farther inland than their headquarters at Jamestown. The city functioned as the capital of the Colony and Commonwealth of Virginia from 1699 to 1780 and became the center of political events in Virginia leading to the American Revolution. 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. It was also the site of the founding of the Phi Beta Kappa Society on December 5, 1776. Rebuilt in 1930–31, it was both the first building to be reconstructed and to be opened as part of Colonial Williamsburg. Unlike several other taverns in Williamsburg that operate as restaurants or inns, the reconstructed Raleigh Tavern building serves as a museum, showing visitors how the tavern would have appeared. It was named after Sir Walter Raleigh, an important figure in the English settlement of Virginia. A lead bust of Raleigh sat above the entrance door. This Linen Era (1930-45) postcard is in good condition. Runca Import Company. Rutherfordton, N. C. Colonial Williamsburg Incorporated.
Price: 8.5 USD
Location: Brooklyn, New York
End Time: 2025-01-13T01:37:43.000Z
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Restocking Fee: No
Return shipping will be paid by: Buyer
All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
Item must be returned within: 14 Days
Refund will be given as: Money Back
Unit of Sale: Single Unit
Size: Standard (5.5x3.5 in)
Material: Paper
City: Williamsburg
Original/Licensed Reprint: Original
Brand/Publisher: Runca Import Company
Subject: Raleigh Tavern
Continent: North America
Type: Printed (Lithograph)
Era: Linen (1930-1945)
Theme: Architecture, Cities & Towns, Hotel & Restaurant, Apollo Room, Hampton Roads, Virginia Peninsula
Country: United States
Region: Virginia
Features: Panoramic
Time Period Manufactured: 1930-1939
Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
Postage Condition: Unposted
