Editing James City County, Virginia (section)

====Middle Plantation, Williamsburg, Green Spring====
On high ground midway across the Virginia Peninsula, [[Middle Plantation (Virginia)|Middle Plantation]] was established in 1632 as a fortress in the ongoing conflicts with [[Native Americans in the United States|Native Americans]]. By 1634, a palisade or fortification had been completed across the peninsula with Middle Plantation at the center. This protected the lower peninsula to the east.

Middle Plantation and James City County were selected for the site of the [[College of William and Mary]] in 1693 and became the location of the capital in 1699 after Jamestown was burned (again) in 1698. Shortly thereafter, Middle Plantation was renamed [[Williamsburg, Virginia|Williamsburg]] in honor of King [[William III of England]]. The capital was moved to [[Richmond, Virginia|Richmond]] in 1780 at the outset of the [[American Revolution]]. The [[Battle of Green Spring]] was fought in the county just a short time before the British surrender at Yorktown. ([[Green Spring Plantation]] was the former home of Royal Governor [[William Berkeley (governor)|William Berkeley]]).