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<div style="font-size:13px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:.09em;text-transform:uppercase;margin:8px 0 10px;color:#52606d;">HISTORIC BUILDING · COLONIAL WILLIAMSBURG</div>

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[[File:Magazine Armoury, Duke of Gloucester Street, Colonial Williamsburg, Virginia - panoramio.jpg|frameless|760px|link=|alt=Magazine]]
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'''The Powder Magazine stored weapons and ammunition for colonial Virginia and became a flashpoint immediately before the American Revolution.'''<ref name="official">{{cite web
|url=https://www.colonialwilliamsburg.org/discover/historic-area/historic-places/magazine/
|title=Powder Magazine
|publisher=Colonial Williamsburg Foundation
|access-date=2026-10-26
}}</ref>

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== Overview ==

The Magazine was built to hold arms and ammunition sent from Britain for the defense of the colony. In 1775, the removal of gunpowder by order of Governor Dunmore provoked a confrontation that became part of Virginia's movement toward revolution.

The site or trade forms part of the broader interpretation of [[Colonial Williamsburg]], the restored Historic Area in [[Williamsburg, Virginia]].<ref name="historic-area">{{cite web
|url=https://www.colonialwilliamsburg.org/discover/historic-area/
|title=Historic Area
|publisher=Colonial Williamsburg Foundation
|access-date=2026-10-26
}}</ref>

== What to notice ==

The surviving structure and its surrounding yard help visitors understand Williamsburg's military role, the importance of stored arms, and the escalation of conflict between colonial Virginians and royal authority.

== Historical context ==

Buildings in the Historic Area are interpreted within the political, economic, social, and domestic life of eighteenth-century Williamsburg. Some structures are original survivors, while others are reconstructions created from documentary, archaeological, and architectural evidence. Visitors should consult Colonial Williamsburg's current schedule because access, tours, and programming can change.

== Visiting context ==

This subject is best understood as part of the larger Colonial Williamsburg Historic Area. The main [[Colonial Williamsburg]] guide provides an overview of major sites, museums, trades, dining, and visitor information.

== See also ==

* [[Colonial Williamsburg]]
* [[Williamsburg, Virginia]]

== References ==

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== External links ==

* [https://www.colonialwilliamsburg.org/discover/historic-area/ Colonial Williamsburg Historic Area]
* [https://www.colonialwilliamsburg.org/discover/historic-area/historic-places/magazine/ Colonial Williamsburg — Powder Magazine]

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