It's the speaker's chair. It's moved around from capital to capital, and all the major guys sat here. It witnessed the first days of self-government in the Virginia colony. It was in the room when they drafted the Declaration of Independence. It witnessed the signing of the Constitution. And we were five feet away. I can't believe that they let the public get that close!
Tuesday, February 10, 2009
Coolest thing in Williamsburg
It's the speaker's chair. It's moved around from capital to capital, and all the major guys sat here. It witnessed the first days of self-government in the Virginia colony. It was in the room when they drafted the Declaration of Independence. It witnessed the signing of the Constitution. And we were five feet away. I can't believe that they let the public get that close!
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That's cool :) When we were in London we saw the chair where all the English kings are crowned (King Edward's chair) it's from 1308... and I was amazed too that we could get so close! ;)
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