WVEC

King’s Arms Tavern in Colonial Williamsburg features traditional food and spooky tales

WILLIAMSBURG, Va. — Editor's note: This story is a part of our Friday Flavor series. Colonial Williamsburg is no stranger to history. Locals and tourists visit to step back in time to the 18th century ...
The Virginian-Pilot

At 80, Chowning’s Tavern, a Colonial Williamsburg staple, continues mission to offer look at life of middle-class Virginians

Very little is known about Josiah Chowning, the operator of a tavern in Williamsburg from 1766 to 1768, and nothing survives to describe the tavern building, inside or out. Nevertheless, in the 80 ...
Daily Press

In Colonial Williamsburg, Chowning’s Tavern led the way

When work began on Chowning’s Tavern in 1939, Colonial Williamsburg was barely a decade old — and the Historic Area was still being shaped. Just to the west, surveyors were laying out the path of the ...