Thomas Jefferson first visited Williamsburg when he became a student at the College of William and Mary in 1760. During this time, he lodged at the Market Square Tavern.^[1]

Footnotes

1. ↑ MB 77. The Market Square Tavern is now part of the Colonial Houses network of accommodations owned and run by the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation; see http://www.history.org/visit/stayWithUs/colonialHouses/tour/marketSquareTavern.htm.

Further Sources

• Bullock, Helen and H. D. Farish. Market Square Tavern Historical Report, Block 12 Building 13 Lot 12. Colonial Williamsburg Foundation Library Research Report Series No. 1253. Williamsburg, VA: Colonial Williamsburg Foundation Library, 1990. Available online at http://research.history.org/DigitalLibrary/RRDisplay.cfm?FileName=RR1253.htm.
• Colonial Williamsburg Foundation. http://www.colonialwilliamsburg.com/