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Case Study: Williamsburg Commemorative Coin
Suraj Katragadda C-13

Williamsburg Commemorative Coin

Colonial Williamsburg is an enlightening place to admire and learn from, to stand in awe at and take our own stance about. However, some buildings have superior importance to others. The Magazine was a vital structure for the safety of the inhabitants of Colonial Williamsburg, Whig or Tory, and let them conquer the wilderness and political turmoil that lay ahead of them, It was a crucial asset to the colonial militias when duty called, and thus roused patriots when Lord Dunmore stole over 60 barrels of gunpowder from it and hid it on a ship docked.
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