Sonya Sanderson and Kayla Henry drove about 40 minutes from the Southside to find the Jamestown Visitor Center at Colonial National Historical Park closed due to the federal government shutdown that started at midnight when lawmakers failed to make an agreement to keep the government running.
Before making the drive over the bridge-tunnel and up the Peninsula, the two college students and self-described history buffs made a much longer journey — a nearly-day-long drive from Oklahoma City.
Sonya Sanderson, left, and Kayla Henry walk away from the Jamestown Visitor Center Saturday afternoon after reading a sign stating the National Park Service will not operate parks during the government shutdown period or provide visitor services. (Jonathon Gruenke / Daily Press)
Sanderson said they came to visit with her family and were also excited to take the opportunity to see the foundations of American history. She and Henry both said they were particularly interested in pre-Civil War history.
