Underestimated. Ive heard architectural historian describe the iconic governmental buildings in washington, d. C. As the sequel to the building here. And we start off in jamestown, which is the oldest English Speaking settlement in north america. And that was used throughout the 16 hundreds and there were multiple buildings public and private used for meeting. And then in williamsburg we built a capitol that burned down in the middle of the 17 hundreds and we rebuilt a second one and it was the second capital that we left behind when we moved here to richmond during the revolutionary war. And interestingly, mr. Jefferson who had introduced the bill to relocate to richmond, by the time we made the move, a year later, he was serving as governor and he got to oversee the process. If you think of the capitol as an essay in architecture, the primary author was thomas jefferson. And at the time we were getting ready to break ground for a new public building in richmond in 1785, jefferson had
Underestimated. Ive heard architectural historian describe the iconic governmental buildings in washington, d. C. As the sequel to the building here. And we start off in jamestown, which is the oldest English Speaking settlement in north america. And that was used throughout the 16 hundreds and there were multiple buildings public and private used for meeting. And then in williamsburg we built a capitol that burned down in the middle of the 17 hundreds and we rebuilt a second one and it was the second capital that we left behind when we moved here to richmond during the revolutionary war. And interestingly, mr. Jefferson who had introduced the bill to relocate to richmond, by the time we made the move, a year later, he was serving as governor and he got to oversee the process. If you think of the capitol as an essay in architecture, the primary author was thomas jefferson. And at the time we were getting ready to break ground for a new public building in richmond in 1785, jefferson had
Underestimated. Ive heard architectural historian describe the iconic governmental buildings in washington, d. C. As the sequel to the building here. And we start off in jamestown, which is the oldest English Speaking settlement in north america. And that was used throughout the 16 hundreds and there were multiple buildings public and private used for meeting. And then in williamsburg we built a capitol that burned down in the middle of the 17 hundreds and we rebuilt a second one and it was the second capital that we left behind when we moved here to richmond during the revolutionary war. And interestingly, mr. Jefferson who had introduced the bill to relocate to richmond, by the time we made the move, a year later, he was serving as governor and he got to oversee the process. If you think of the capitol as an essay in architecture, the primary author was thomas jefferson. And at the time we were getting ready to break ground for a new public building in richmond in 1785, jefferson had
It forms in the appalachian mountains, runs through richmond and slows goo the chesapeake flows into the chesapeake bay. Wait a trade route for connellists and sometimes called america founding river. Continuing the look at richmond we spoke with richmond native and former governor of virginia, douglas wilder. Hold your hand on the family bible. And repeat after me. I, Lawrence Douglas wilder, do solemnly swear, that i will support the constitution of the united states, and the constitution of the commonwealth of virginia, and that i will faithfully and impartially discharge all of the duties inincome bunt e bent on me as governor of virginia, according to the best of my ability. So help me god. Congratulations. Thank you. How did you now want wanted to get into politics ii didnt because i didnt want to go around smiling and begging for votes and asking for money, and i thought, politics was what i would call a representative of people but i ran my mouth all the time from day one. As a
History tv. Over the next two hours we will explore the rich and varied history of the city located on the james river as we torqued sites and special collections that tell the story of richmond from its founding to today. Atbegin with a look virginias capital, the First Capital building in the United States completed after the revolution. We are inside a working public building that has hosted the longest working acting legislature today. Since we are the First American State Capitol to open after the American Revolutionary war and the first monumental roman temple style public building in the modern era, its influence on countytate capitols, courthouses, and public buildings that are very famous in washington, d. C. Cannot be underestimated. I have heard an architectural described the iconic buildings in washington, d. C. As a sequel to the virginia State Capitol back here in richmond. We start with our First Political center in jamestown, the oldest englishspeaking settlement in nor