Middle Plantation
Williamsburg (after 1699) | |
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Fort and Town | |
&sq=&lang=&file=File:ChristopherWrenBuilding.jpg) Wren Building of the College of William & Mary in downtown Williamsburg | |
&sq=&lang=&file=File:Williamsburg-Location.svg) Location in Virginia | |
| Coordinates: 37°16′15″N 76°42′27″W / 37.2707°N 76.7075°W | |
| Present Country | United States of America |
| State | Virginia |
| Established | 1632 |
| Renamed | 1699 |
| Named for | King William III of England (Williamsburg) |
Middle Plantation in the Virginia Colony was the unincorporated town established in 1632 that became Williamsburg in 1699. It was located on high ground about halfway across the Virginia Peninsula between the James River and York River. Middle Plantation represented the first major inland settlement for the colony. It was established by an Act of Assembly to provide a link between Jamestown and Chiskiack, a settlement located across the Peninsula on the York River.