Williamsburg Day 2

Right when we got to Williamsburg this morning, we got to walk with Benedict Arnold to the front of the courthouse where we heard a proclamation by Patrick Henry. This was before he switched sides. Later in the day he came riding into the city with the British and gave a big speech about why we should give up and reunite with the British.

Today we also sat and listened to Mrs. Washington speak for quite a while. She talked a lot about the war and what she had experienced thus far, and she appealed to the women asking them to contribute to the war effort by sending money to buy food and clothing for the soldiers. That was very interesting and I learned a lot.

We looked in some shops where they talked about their trade and showed us what they were doing. We saw the shoe maker shop, the wig maker shop, the wheelwright and the tailor shop. The guy who made the paint in the wheelwright was very friendly and we talked with him for a while.

We walked through some really pretty gardens and there also was a bush maze that we looked at. Everything looked so well kept and nice, it was lovely.

We saw some of the Williamsburg museum. The most interesting part, I thought, was the exhibit about the insane asylum. We got to read about how the asylum started out and then how the methods changed. It sounded very much like a prison in the beginning.

We have one more day to see more of Williamsburg. There is so much to see and do there.