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18th-Century Coffeehouse to Open in Williamsburg, VA
Wednesday, November 18th, 2009“WILLIAMSBURG, Va. – Starting Nov. 23, you can know enjoy a cup of coffee like the Founding Fathers did in an authentic recreation of an 18th-century coffeehouse. More than 200 years since Americans gathered to discuss political and social issues in an authentic 18th-century coffeehouse, Colonial Williamsburg formally dedicates the R. Charlton Coffeehouse on Nov. 20. The coffeehouse is the Historic Area’s newest exhibition building and the first major reconstruction on Duke of Gloucester Street in more than half a century.”
I’m not a history buff by any means, but I think this coffeehouse sounds like it could be pretty cool. I’d love to visit, if only it were closer.
Read the full article, “Drink Coffee Like Its 1765“, at NACS Online. Posted November 18.
