Colonial Williamsburg History

As an authentic historical reference, Colonial Williamsburg provides valuable information on the development of America along with its functionality during early growth. Though all of Williamsburg was constantly bustling, newly opening shops and some of the most important buildings were littering the heart of the new colony. The Magazine is the most important of the buildings, providing a place for musket and gunpowder storage in a great location of the city. In its high walls and narrow staircase defense, the gunpowder incident influencing the war outcome with anger, and a lesson to have better guards and spread out weapons, the Magazine exemplifies importance across periods of time. As colonial times did not require preparation for surprise ambushes, the narrow staircase and isolate entrance provided by the Magazine gave the needed protection to safely store gunpowder and muskets. The location was also a nice, central point in the heart of Williamsburg, where the bustling shops and streets could pull themselves together, grab some muskets, and defend themselves in a pinch. Even if some weren’t ones to hold a weapon, there was plenty of space between the walls to protect whoever dwells inside. The small second story windows could even provide sniping points, to pick off attackers. Yet, perhaps the Magazine’s most important …show more content…
Trusting the Magazine, the townspeople let the lack of human security slip by. Lord Dunmore succeeded in obtaining fifteen barrels, exclaiming to protect it from a ‘slave uprising’ and that he would return it in an emergency. Enraged, Williamsburg prepared their militia for anything that might happen. That extra guard they held up helped them later for the revolutionary war battles ahead. A byproduct nugget of knowledge came up along with this, teaching to–be America a few lessons still helping to protect us