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A coachman drives the Royal Governor's Carriage along Duke of Gloucester Street in the fall.

Members of the senior fife and drum corps march down Duke of Gloucester Street in the fall.

A late afternoon view of the Magazine, Guardhouse, and Market House in the fall. The Magazine is one of the original 88 buildings in the Historic Area.

Historic Trades carpenters and Historic Area interpreters work together to raise the tobacco barn at Great Hopes Plantation.

Orange and red fall leaves hang from the trees in the Historic Area as a horse drawn carriage passes by on Nicholson Street.

A character interpreter portrays Nation Builder Marquis de Lafayette riding his horse across the green in front of the Governor's Palace. Colonial Williamsburg's Nation Builders portray real historical figures associated with 18th century Williamsburg who made significant contributions to the American story.

Sheep (and a squirrel!) graze in a pasture in the Historic Area during the fall season.

The sign for Wetherburn's Tavern stands along Duke of Gloucester Street in the fall.

A tree with orange fall leaves stands next to a white picket fence in the Historic Area.

A tree with orange fall leaves stands next to a white picket fence in the Historic Area.

Detail of a front window in R. Charlton's Coffeehouse.

A horse drawn carriage exits a drive at the St. George Tucker House.

The senior fife and drum corps marches through the Historic Area on a fall day.

The senior fife and drum corps performs in the Historic Area.

Production still from the electronic field trip, "Colonial Idol". An nterpreter plays the violin next to the Raleigh Tavern. For more information about this field trip please see : https://www.history.org/history/teaching/resourcelibrary/index.cfm.

A team of horses pulls a wagon past the the Magazine. The Magazine is one of the original 88 buildings in the Historic Area.

An interpreter uses a yoke to carry buckets of milk as she greets a friend sitting on a fence in the Historic Area.

An interpreter uses a yoke to carry buckets of milk as she greets a friend sitting on a fence in the Historic Area.

Portrait of an Historic Trades Silversmith in the Historic Area.

The William Randolph Lodgings in the fall.

A coachman in the driver's seat of the Robert Carter Traveling Coach on a beautiful fall day.

Production still from the electronic field trip, "Colonial Idol". An interpreter strolls through the George Wythe House gardens while a grey and white cat keeps watch. For more information about this program go to: history.org/history/teaching/resourcelibrary/index.cfm

The Brick House Tavern sign, with autumn leaves in the background.

Street scene: the north side of Duke of Gloucester Street in the fall showing (l-r) the Margaret Hunter Shop, the Golden Ball, the Unicorn's Horn, John Carter's Store, and the Raleigh Tavern.

Visitors enjoy a horse drawn carriage ride through the Historic Area in the fall.