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Re: Was Williamsburg ever "quite a port"?
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Henry Wiencek <[log in to unmask]>
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Discussion of research and writing about Virginia history <[log in to unmask]>
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Tue, 13 Mar 2007 19:27:08 -0400
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If Williamsburg had been "quite a port" it would have seen a lot of traffic
all year round, and all the sources I've seen indicate that WB "went to
sleep" when the assembly was not in session.  And the replies so far
indicate that WB couldn't handle large ships. So it seems that Madison
Hemings was wrong.

HW


On Tue, 13 Mar 2007 15:41:26 -0400, Harold Gill <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

>The customs office for the Upper James River was kept at Williamsburg but
>the ships entered and cleared at Burwell's Landing now a part of Kingsmill
>Golf Course. Williamsburg was never really a "port." The two landings could
>only accommodate small vessels.
>HBG

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