The powder magazine was originally built in 1714. The surrounding wall was built in the 1750's during the French
& Indian War. When the British Governor Lord Dunmore had the powder removed at night from the magazine, the Virginian colonists protested and the event lead to the opening days of the American Revolution. The building was restored in the 1880's and the wall was rebuilt in the 1930's. #18th_century #brick #Colonial_Williamsburg #powder_magazine
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