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ine streets ot Washington, Virginia, will echo with the footsteps of George Washington’s contemporaries on Dec. 2 and 3, as the town celebrates its annual Colonial Christmas weekend.
Begun in 1987 as a holiday celebration combining the residents of the town and its visitors, the event has grown in scope each year, and this season’s festivities promise a wide variety as well.
The town’s shops will be open both Saturday and Sunday, and most will feature crafters demonstrating their arts as practiced in colonial times. From silversmiths, to gold gilders, to quilters, all will don colonial costumes to give visitors a taste of time long gone. • Tours of the historic town, which was surveyed by young George Washington in 1749 and is the first town to be named for the first president, will be conducted by costumed guides who will assume the character of one of Mr. Washington’s contemporaries. After dark, the tours will be made by lantern light.
Groups of local residents will stroll the streets entertaining the visitors with carolling, and British balladeers will also entertain with their music.
The town’s Country Cafe will feature a colonial menu for the weekend, including chicken and dumplings and homemade Brunswick stew.
Some of the town’s historic homes, its public buildings and the county Historical Society building will all be open to visitors for the
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