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From 1699 to 1779, Williamsburg served as the capital of the colony of
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wrote of the room that it "witnessed probably more scenes of brilliant festivity and political excitement than any other single apartment in North
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was entertained at a banquet here in 1824, and the building remained in continual use as a tavern until it burned at the hands of an arsonist in 1859.
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Engraving of the Apollo Room as it appeared in the 1850s during the visit by
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museum depicting life in Virginia's colonial capital city. It stands on
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