Governor’s Inauguration Held at Colonial Capitol

For the first time since Thomas Jefferson became governor, Virginia celebrated the inauguration of a new chief executive with volleys from Revolution-era cannons and fife-and-drum flourishes on the grounds of the state’s Colonial Capitol.

The inaugural ceremonies were moved to Williamsburg because of extensive renovations at the Capitol that Jefferson designed in Richmond

Timothy M. Kaine took the oath of office as the state’s 70th governor.

Kaine succeeds Gov. Mark R. Warner, a fellow Democrat who leaves office with a record high job-approval rating to explore a 2008 presidential bid.