WILLIAMSBURG ONCE SAID NO TO BEING NATION'S CAPITAL.(LOCAL)

The Virginian Pilot | June 3, 2001 | Copyright

Byline: GEORGE TUCKER

If you were born in Berkley as I was 91 years ago, I'm sure you were nurtured on the rumor that the area it occupies on the south side of the Elizabeth River, earlier known as Powder Point, was at one time considered as the site for the capital of the New Republic.

Hoping to verify this hoary tradition, I did a bit of research recently but came up with no concrete historical evidence that the place of my nativity and that of a good many other currently living Norfolkians was ever seriously considered as the seat of national government. ...

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