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3 nights/4 days in Williamsburg, Virginia: Top attractions including Historic Jamestowne and Yorktown Battlefield

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  Historic Jamestown, Virginia  Despite having a rather short history as a nation state, United States somehow managed to become the world’s most powerful and prosperous nation.  Compared to some countries like China, South Korea, Iran, France, whose history began easily roughly 1200 years ago or earlier, America’s history only began in 1776, with the “ Declaration of Independence “. As a young impressionable, immigrant student living in the United States, the rather short history of this great nation was a fascinating thing.  How could such a young nation be the leader of the free world when some of these countries mentioned above easily beat the US in terms of their respective histories? I count American history class in high school as one of my favorite subjects.  It was always interesting and at times harrowing to learn how this young nation got its start.  Starting out at Jamestown, about 2 miles from the present day Williamsburg Virginia, the young c...