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The museums of the Northern Neck are the caretakers of the Northern Neck's treasures. The sixteen museums represent the voices that once filled the halls of greatness, canneries long gone, steamboats plying their trades, farmers toiling in fields, and men working the menhaden fishing vessels. Each window is a reflection on a different story, time and event. Welcome to the museums of the Northern Neck and a glimpse of life as it once was and in some instances, still is. |
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Armstead Tasker Johnson High School Museum 18849 King’s Highway Montross, VA 22520 Phone: (804) 493-7070 |
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Armstead Tasker Johnson Museum was established to preserve the history and
legacy of education for African American students in the Northern Neck of
Virginia, especially in Westmoreland County, and to make the information
readily available to the public. Constructed as one of the first high schools
in the Northern Neck to educate students of African descent (1937-1969),
the museum now serves as the depository of historical artifacts and memorabilia
that capture the legacy of educating African Americans in Westmoreland County.
Officially opened on July 8, 2000 by the A.T. Johnson Alumni Association. |
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Colonial Beach Museum 128 Hawthorn Street Colonial Beach, VA 22443 Phone: (804) 224-7181 |
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by the Colonial Beach Historical Society. The museum was opened in July,
1999 and dedicated to the preservation of Colonial Beach and the local Potomac
River history. Located in a three-room Victorian cottage built in the 1890’s,
it traces the town’s history from the appearance of Captain John Smith in
1608 to the present. The museum features historic photographs, artifacts,
and one-of-a-kind knickknacks. The museum is open Saturday and Sunday, April
through December from noon to 3:00 pm. handicapped accessible. Free admission. |
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Washington is remembered as the “Father of His Country.” With a keen sense
of history, he executed his presidency with the full knowledge that he was
establishing the model subsequent presidents would follow. The home where
Washington was born burned in 1779. A memorial house was built near the
spot in 1930. The George Washington Birthplace Association was formed in
1923 to rebuild and restore the house and to make this a place of pilgrimage
to Washington. Administered by the National Park Service, today’s Association
operates a gift shop and assists in the interpretation of history through
projects and events. Open daily from 9 am to 5 pm, except Christmas and
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| Completed
in 1735, Christ Church remains the best preserved of colonial Virginia’s
Anglican parish churches. The church is open daily 8:30 am to 4:30 pm, except
Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Year’s Day. The Carter Reception Center
houses a museum on the history of Christ Church and its patron, Robert Carter.
Guided tours of the church are available April-November, 10:00 am to 4:00
PM Monday-Saturday, and 2pm –5 PM on Sundays. Special group tours are available
year-round by arrangement. Worship services are held in the church, Sundays
at 8 am from Memorial Day to Labor Day. Research library and genealogical
material on the Carter family are also available by arrangement. Handicapped
accessible. |
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| Kilmarnock Museum 76 Main Street Kilmarnock, VA 22482 Phone: (804) 435-0874 |
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of photographs and artifacts recall the early days of the bustling town
of Kilmarnock, first known as Steptoe’s Ordinary when it was settled in
1719. Open Thursday -Saturday 10 am to 4 pm.Exhibits
of photographs and artifacts recall the early days of the bustling town
of Kilmarnock, first known as Steptoe’s Ordinary when it was settled in
1719. Open Thursday -Saturday 10 am to 4 PM |
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The King George County Museum and Research Center is located in the old jail next to the County courthouse. Named for King George I of England, the County was split off from Richmond County and formed in 1721. Open March-October, Thursday and Saturday, 10 am to 2 PM; November – February, Saturday 10 am to 2 PM Also open by appointment. Closed 2 weeks for Christmas and the weekends of Easter, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day and Thanksgiving.
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| Kinsale
Museum P.O. Box 307 Kinsale, VA 22488 Phone: (804) 472-3001 |
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Housed
in an 18th century pub, visitors can view exhibits and artifacts
that chronicle life in a vibrant little Chesapeake Bay seaport and commercial
center during the steamboat era of the late 19th and early
20th centuries. A walking tour of the still unspoiled village
is available at the museum. Open Oct. 1- May 1 (Friday and Saturday –
10 am to 5 PM), May 1-September 30 (Friday-Saturday- 10 am to 5 PM, Sunday
noon to 5 PM). Handicapped accessible.
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Named
in honor of Mary ,.George Washington’s mother and a Lancaster County native. Permanent and changing exhibitions on the region's history and special topics featuring authentic items from the Museum coollection nd information from extensive reference materaial and archival holdings. Self-guided tour of historical buildings: Visitors may tour historical
buildings, the Old Clerk’s
office (c. 1797), the Jail (1821), Lancaster House (c. 1840). Open 10 am to 4 pm. Tuesday through Friday; Family Research Center ( the
Genealogy Library) aslo open Saturday 10 am -4Pm. Gift shop carries many hard to find titles and maps.
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Menokin
Foundation Menokin (c. 1769) was the plantation and home of patriot Francis Lightfoot Lee and his wife, Rebecca Tayloe. A wedding gift, from John Tayloe II of Mt. Airy, the estate now consists of 500 acres situated on Cat Point Creek in Richmond County. Although now in ruin, Menokin is a remarkable encyclopedia of Colonial knowledge. |
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Visits are by appoinment. A new visitors center opens in 2004. ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................ Morattico Waterfront Museum 6584 Morattico Road Morattico, VA 22523 (804) 462-7690 www.morattico.org Housed in the 1901 Morattico General Store building with views of the Rappahannock River and Lancaster Creek. Exhibits on the cultural history of a working waterman's village. |
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| Reedville
Fishermen's Museum 504 Main Street Reedville, VA 22539 Phone: (804) 453-6529 |
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Visitors
learn about the Northern Neck’s menhaden fishing and watermen’s heritage.
The Walker House, a restored watermen’s home (c.1875), allows one to glimpse
at the daily life in those early years. Special exhibits highlight the
museum year-round. A walking tour of Reedville is available at the museum.
See the 1922 buy boat, ELVA C. and the skipjack, CLAUD W. SOMERS, built
in 1911.Open daily May through October. Open Friday-Monday, November –
January; and open Saturday & Sunday, March – April. Hours: 10:30 am
to 4:30 PM Located at 504 Main Street, Reedville.
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Rice’s Hotel/Hughlett’s Tavern 98 Back Street Heathsville, VA 22473 Phone: (804) 580-3536 |
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Rice’s
Hotel/Hughlett’s Tavern is a rehabilitated tavern originally constructed
around 1795. The tavern museum demonstrates how ordinary people lived
and traveled through the rural Northern Neck during the 18th
and 19th centuries. The tavern houses a restaurant and gift
shop. Gift shop is open Wednesday-Saturday, 10am to 2 PM Tours by appointment.
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| Richmond
County Museum 5874 Richmond Road Warsaw, VA 22572 Phone: (804) 333-3607 |
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The
Richmond County Museum tells the story of this rural Northern Neck County
through exhibits, events, school programs and activities. It serves as
the County Visitor Information Center and offers assistance in genealogical
research through the nearby Richmond County Clerk’s office and Rappahannock
Community College facilities. It is located in the old Jail (c.1872) and
offers a walking tour of Warsaw with suggested points of interest throughout
the county. Staffed by volunteers, it is open February 1 to mid-December.
Wednesday – Saturday 11 am to 3 PM Other times and group tours by special
arrangement. It is wheelchair accessible.
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Built
by Thomas Lee in the 1730s, Stratford Hall Plantation was the boyhood
home of Richard Henry and Francis Lightfoot Lee, the only brothers to
sign the Declaration of Independence. In 1807, General Robert E. Lee was
born at Stratford. The magnificent architecture of the Great House sets
it apart as one of America’s great houses. The 1,670-acre plantation is
still managed as a working farm. Costumed interpreters lead tours through
the Great House. Open daily except Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Eve, Christmas
Day, New Year’s Eve and New Year’s Day from 9:00 am to 4:30 PM Arrangements
for handicapped are available.
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Steamboat
Era Museum Steamboat Era Museum. Located in historic Irvington. Created to preserve, educate, and interprete the era of the steamboats which plied the waters of the Chesapeake Bay and its tributaries. Theatre, interactive video stations, dioramas, artifacts, models, paintings, and photos. Current exhibit "the Bay at War" tells of the steamboats and the Tidewater area during the Civil War. Museum hours Thurs-Sat 10-4, Sun 1-4. Member of the Time Travelers. Located at 156 King Carter Drive, Irvington. 804-438-6888
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Westmoreland
County Museum and Library, Inc.
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Located
across from the old Westmoreland County Circuit Courthouse and next door
to the Inn at Montross, the museum is the oldest museum in the Northern
Neck (1939). Established as a permanent home for Charles Wilson Peale’s
Portrait of William Pitt, which was commissioned for the
gentlemen of Westmoreland County (1768), it provides a location for artistic,
recreational, and educational activities. The Northern Neck of Virginia
Historical Society, a non-lending genealogy library, is located in the
same building. Both are open 10 am to 5 PM Monday-Saturday, April to October,
and 10 am to 4 PM, November to March. Free admission. Not handicapped
accessible.
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