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Where America Began: Jamestown, Colonial Williamsburg, Yorktown

Three of the most historic towns in the United States are located on a narrow peninsula in Virginia between the York and James Rivers. A visit to Jamestown, Colonial Williamsburg and Yorktown is a visit to America’s beginnings, for it was here that the foundations of our country were formed. From Finley-Holiday’s new “Where America Began DVD.” Filmed in high definition. Video Rating: 5 / 5

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Musket Firing at Colonial Williamsburg – Eastern National Parks and Historic Sites

This is a bonus feature from Eastern National Parks and Historic Sites DVD and is available on location and from www.finleyholiday.com. Colonial Williamsburg preserves and celebrates America’s colonial beginnings with Musket Militias and canon firing. For more information on Colonial Williamsburg, visit www.history.org. Part of Finley-Holiday Films National Parks Series DVDs. Video Rating: 5 / 5

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A Day at Colonial Williamsburg

Highlights from filming at Colonial Williamsburg, Virginia. The film features the story of Virginia’s historic triangle of Jamestown, Williamsburg and Yorktown. Together, these three towns form a historical continuity of Sir Raleigh’s dream of a new English colony in the New World: Jamestown – the beginning of the colonies; Williamsburg – the apex of the colonial era; and Yorktown, the end of the colonial dream and birth of a new American nation. Where America Began DVD is available “on location” at Colonial Williamsburg and at finleyholiday.com. For information on Colonial Williamsburg, visit www.history.org. Video Rating: 4 / 5

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