威廉与玛丽学院在哪里？
The college is located in the city of Williamsburg， Virginia. It is adjacent to Colonial Williamsburg and just a short walk from Jamestown settlement，the first permanent English colony in America that was founded by Captain John Smith 400 years ago. The campus' historic buildings are surrounded by lush green lawns lined with elm trees – a fitting environment for such an old institution， which was founded in 1693.
In contrast to its beautiful appearance，W&M has an unusual history. In 1780， it stopped being a school until George Washington sent his personal secretary Thomas Jefferson to revamp the place along modern lines six years later－with all classes to be held in one building，for example. By 1805，it would become the first university to admit students regardless of their religious affiliation（虽然还是规定必须信仰基督教） and the first to create a professional school of medicine.
It wasn't always plain sailing though；in fact，during the American Civil War，the president of the college declared himself on the side of the Confederacy！ Luckily that didn't last long and today W&M is a leading research university renowned for producing five US presidents as well as many other high-profile politicians and public figures．