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The Signs of Williamsburg, Virginia

 

Signs are made to catch your eye, to draw you in to a business. In colonial times, when many people were not able to read, it was important that these signs conveyed the name and type of business visually. 

barber

bell

cabinet maker

carpenter

charlton coffee

chowning flagchownings tavernduBois grocerelks headmarket squareramRed Lion Innweatherburn

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  • barber
  • bell
  • cabinet maker
  • carpenter
  • charlton coffee
  • chowning flag
  • chownings tavern
  • duBois grocer
  • elks head
  • market square
  • post office
  • ram
  • Red Lion Inn
  • weatherburn

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