Jefferson and Washington each wrote about visiting a coffe house in Williamsburg during their time in the House of Burgesses and during which Mr. Charlton was in business. There is also historical evidence of a angry crowd following the stamp distributor to the coffee house as part of the discord over the Stamp Act.
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August 1, 2010
Charlton's Coffeehouse, Williamsburg, Virginia
R. Charlton's Coffeehouse is the newest addition to the Colonial Williamsburg museum family. Coffee houses are not contemporary businesses; they were present and important in colonial times. Williamsburg hosted several, although apparently never more than one at a time.
Jefferson and Washington each wrote about visiting a coffe house in Williamsburg during their time in the House of Burgesses and during which Mr. Charlton was in business. There is also historical evidence of a angry crowd following the stamp distributor to the coffee house as part of the discord over the Stamp Act.
Jefferson and Washington each wrote about visiting a coffe house in Williamsburg during their time in the House of Burgesses and during which Mr. Charlton was in business. There is also historical evidence of a angry crowd following the stamp distributor to the coffee house as part of the discord over the Stamp Act.
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3 comments:
Interesting about the history of coffee houses in Williamsburg. I hope they are serving Costa Rican coffee.
Charming sign and I love the lamp post too!
A great looking building and sign.
nice photos, as always!
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