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COLONIAL CHRISTMAS
History melds with holiday tradition in Colonial Williamsburg BY ROBERT RAGAINI
To anyone who grew up in New England, Colonial Williamsburg, the famous Virginia restoration, is surprisingly familiar. The clapboard and brick buildings, peaked roofs, dormer windows and neat porches are a form of architecture that still pervades the original colonies. There is something absolutely right about their artful simplicity. Historical reenactments take place daily. In front of the handsome Raleigh Tavern, men in knee breeches, waistcoats
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