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House Museum Virginia  Beaverdam-Charles City

  Virginia
  Beaverdam
  Scotchtown
  16120 Chiswell Lane
  Beaverdam  VA    23015
  Phone   804 227-3500
  Web Site  http://www.apva.org/apva/scotchtown.php
  E-mail  mailto:scotchtown@apva.org
  Alt Web  http://www.gcvirginia.org/restored_tide.html
  Description  Home of Patrick Henry 1771-1778, also childhood home of Dolley Madison
  Type of Resource   House Museum
  Primary Focus  Famous People
  Era  18th
  Owner/Operator:  APVA
  New or Updated:    5/24/2004

  Bedford
  Avenel Plantation
   413 Avenel Avenue
  Bedford    VA  24523    
  Phone   540 586-1814
  Web Site  http://www.visitbedford.com/attractions.html
  Description  one time 200 acre plantation was focal point of county life
  Type of Resource   House Museum
  Building Type   Plantation
  Era  1838
  New or Updated:   5/24/2004

Virginia
Charles & Louise Wharton House
315 North Bridge Street
PO Box 602
Bedford VA 24523
Phone
Web Site http://members.aol.com/bedfordhs/index.htm
E-mail mailto:bedfordhs@aol.com
Description historical society located in house which once held children's library
Type of Resource House Museum
Primary Focus Local History
Era 1883
Owner/Operator: Bedford Historical Society

  Bellroi
  Walter Reed Birthplace
  4021 Hickory Fork Road
  (routes 616 & 614)
  Bellroi     VA           23061    
  Phone   804 693-3663
  Web Site  http://www.apva.org/apva/walter_reed.php
  E-mail  mailto:apva@apva.org
  Description  birthplace of physician who worked on the cause of yellow fever
  Type of Resource   House Museum
  Primary Focus  Famous People
  Industry /Profession Medical
  Owner/Operator:  APVA
  New or Updated:     5/10/2004

Virginia
Big Stone Gap
Southwest Virginia Museum Historical State Park
Box 742
Big Stone Gap VA 24219
Phone 540 523-1322
Web Site http://www.dcr.state.va.us/parks/swvamus.htm
Alt Web http://bigstonegap.org/attract/southwes.htm
Description local history of 1890s coal boom community in home of Rufs Ayers, VA attorney general
Type of Resource House Museum
Primary Focus Local History
Era 1880
Owner/Operator: Virginia State Parks

Brookneal
Red Hill
1250 Red Hill Road
Brookneal VA 24528
Phone 804 376-2044
Web Site www.redhill.org
Description home of Patrick Henry
Type of Resource House Museum
Primary Focus Famous People
Era Revolutionary War

Virginia
Charles City
Evelynton Plantation
Address
Charles City VA
Phone
Web Site www.jamesriverplantations.org/Evelynton.html
Description
Type of Resource House Museum

Westover
Address
Charles City VA
Phone
Web Site www.jamesriverplantations.org/Westover.html
Description
Type of Resource House Museum