Nation Builders
Meet Our Nation Builders
From recognizable names like Jefferson and Washington, to people whose names did not grace your history book, meet the Nation Builders who helped shape their time, and whose legacies continues to influence and inspire American ideals.
Ann Wager
Educator at the Bray School in Williamsburg
George Mason
Author of the Virginia Declaration of Rights
George Washington
Commander of the Continental Army and first president of the United States
Gowan Pamphlet
Preacher and founder of Williamsburg’s First Baptist Church
George Wythe
Teacher of some of early America’s most influential minds
James Armistead Lafayette
Double agent during the Revolution
Jane Vobe
Successful Williamsburg tavernkeeper
Marquis De Lafayette
Washington’s trusted French officer
Martha Washington
The First First Lady
Patrick Henry
The Revolution’s most renowned orator
Thomas Jefferson
Author of the Declaration of American Independence and third president of the United States
