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powered by FreeFind	VA Alexandria Robert E Lee Boyhood Home 16 South Fairfax Street Alexandria VA 22314 Phone Web Site http://leeboyhoodhome.com/ Description NO LONGER A MUSEUM - NOW A PRIVATE RESIDENCE Type of Resource House Museum Primary Focus Famous People New or Updated: 5/20/2004 VA Ararat Laurel Hill Route 773 PO Box 240 Ararat VA 24053 Phone 540 251-18833 Web Site http://www.jebstuart.org/ E-mail mailto:laurelhill@jebstuart.org Description boyhood home of Confederate General, stone markers, grave sties, visitor center open by appointment Type of Resource Historic Place Primary Focus Famous People Operator: Jeb Stuart Birthplace Preservation New or Updated: 5/24/2004 VA 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 VA 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 VA Leesburg Dodona Manor George C Marshall Center 217 Edwards Ferry Road Leesburg VA 20176 Phone 703 777-1880 Web Site www.georgecmarshallcenter.org E-mail mailto:dodona@georgecmarshall.org Description home of US Army Chief of staff in WWII, Sec. of State & Defense, author of Marshall Plan - post-war era Type of Resource House Museum Primary Focus Famous People Nature of Group or Site Government Industry /Profession Politics Owner/Operator: George C Marshall International Center New or Updated: 12/19/2005 VA Lexington George C Marshall Museum VMI Parade PO Drawe 1600 Lexington VA 24450 Phone 540 463-7103 Web Site http://www.marshallfoundation.org/ E-mail mailto:cushmanpn@marshallfoundation.org Description honors WW II military leader and post-war statesman, author of Marshall Plan to rebuild Europe and NATO Type of Resource Museum Primary Focus Famous People Research /Reading Archives Era WW II Owner/Operator: George C Marshall Foundation New or Updated: 12/19/2005 Virginia Mount Vernon Frank Lloyd Wright Pope-Leighey House 900 Richmond Highway PO Box 37 Mount Vernon VA 22309 Phone 703 780-4000 Alt Phone fax 703 780-8509 Web Site www.nthp.org Description Type of Resource House Museum Primary Focus: Famous People Virginia Norfolk MacArthur Memorial MacArthur Square Norfolk VA 23510 Phone 757 441-2965 Web Site Description General Douglas MacArthur memorial with nine galleries & exhibit hall Type of Resource Museum Primary Focus: Famous People Era WW II
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Search this site	VA Richmond Edgar Allan Poe Museum 1914-16 East Main Street Richmond VA 23223 Phone 804 648-5523 Web Site http://www.poemuseum.org/ Toll Free 888 21EAPOE E-mail mailto:info@poemuseum.org Description memorabilia of author and poet, model of Richmond at the time he lived there, first editions & works Type of Resource Specialty Museum Primary Focus Famous People Collection A-F Books Collection G-M Models New or Updated: 7/6/2004	Google
Search this site	Virginia Stratford Stratford Hall Plantation Route 214 Stratford VA 22558 Phone 804 493-8038 Web Site www.stratfordhall.org Description birthplace of Robert E Lee Building Type Plantation Type of Resource House Museum Primary Focus: Famous People
	Virginia Winchester George Washington's Office Museum Braddock & Cork Streets Winchester VA 22601 Phone 540 662-4412 Web Site E-mail wfchs@shentel.net Description HQ while building Fort Loudon Type of Resource Museum Primary Focus: Famous People Era 1755-56 Owner/Operator: Winchester-Frederick County Historical Society
	Virginia Winchester Stonewall Jackson's Headquarters 415 N Braddock St Winchester VA 22601 Phone 540 667-3242 Web Site www.visitthevalley.org/ Description HQ during part of Civil War campaign Type of Resource House Museum Primary Focus: Famous People Era Civil War
	Vermont Manchester Hildene Museum Manchester VT Phone Web Site www.hildene.org/ Description Lincoln's descendants lived here until 1975 Type of Resource House Museum Primary Focus: Famous People
	Wisconsin Appleton Houdini Heritage Center/Outagamie County Museum 330 East College Avenue Appleton WI 54911 Phone 920 733-8445 Alt Phone 920 735-9370 Web Site www.houdinihistory.org/ Description local history, with extensive Harry Houdini collection Type of Resource Museum Primary Focus: Famous People Industry Profession Papermaking Collection G-M Magic WI Columbus Columbus Museum 239 Whitney Street PO Box 151 Columbus WI 53925 Phone 920 623-1992 Web Site http://www.columbusantiquemall.com/ Description antique mall also has museums dedicated to Christopher Columbus and the 1893 Chicago Columbian Exposition Type of Resource Tourist Attraction Primary Focus Famous People New or Updated: 11/08/2003 WI Couderay The Hideout - Al Capone's Retreat 12101 W Cty Rd CC Couderay WI 54828 Phone 715 945-2746 Web Site http://www.alcaponehideout.com/ E-mail mailto:info@alcaponehideout.com Description where do gangsters go for vacation? Al Capone headed for the woods Type of Resource Specialty Museum Primary Focus Famous People Field of Study/Science Facility Law Enforcement New or Updated: 11/09/2003
	WI Sparta Deke Slayton Memorial Space & Bike Museum 20 West Main Street Sparta WI 54656 Phone Web Site http://www.dekeslayton.com/ Toll Free 888 200-5302 E-mail mailto:info@dekeslayton.com?subject=I Visited Your Web Site and Wanted to Know... Description celebrates astronaut Slayton's life, bicycling history and local aviation Type of Resource Specialty Museum Primary Focus Famous People Field of Study/Science Facility Space Collection A-F Bicycles New or Updated: 11/09/2003 Wisconsin Spring Green Taliesin Address Spring Green WI Phone Web Site http://flw.badgernet.com/taliesin.htm Description Frank Lloyd Wright studio Type of Resource House Museum Primary Focus: Famous People
	Wyoming Cody Buffalo Bill Historical Center 720 Sheridan Avenue Cody WY 82414 Phone 307 587-3243 Web Site www.bbhc.org Alt Web www.truewest.com/BBHC/ Description four museums under one roof - Buffalo Bill, Plains Indian, Cody Firearms, Whitney Gallery Type of Resource Museum Primary Focus: Famous People Field of Study Science Facility Old West Collection A-F Arms Group Identity Native American Research or Reading Library
	Wyoming Medicine Bow Owen Wister Cabin and Monument PO Box 187 Medicine Bow WY 82329 Phone 307 379-2383 Web Site http://www.medicinebow.org/origin06.htm - OWEN%20WISTER%20CABIN Description home of author of "The Virginian" Type of Resource House Museum Primary Focus: Famous People Era 1911
	Wyoming Sundance Crook County Museum and Art Gallery 309 Cleveland PO Box 63 Sundance WY 82729 Phone 307 283-3666 Web Site **** Alt Web http://wyshs.org/mus-crookcty.htm E-mail crookmuseum@mcn.net Description local history with emphasis on Sundance Kid Type of Resource Museum Primary Focus: Famous People Research or Reading** Library
	ZZ *** Audie Murphy Memorial Web Site Web Site http://www.audiemurphy.com/welcome.htm Description dedicated to most decorated US combat soldier of WW II Type of Resource History Related Organization Primary Focus Famous People Nature of Group or Site Web Site Industry /Profession Infantry New or Updated: 10/18/2005 ZZ * Black Inventor Online Museum Address * Phone Web Site http://www.blackinventor.com/ Description sorted by name, category, and invention Type of Resource Specialty Museum Primary Focus Famous People Nature of Group or Site Online Museum Group Identity African American New or Updated: 08/19/2003 ZZ * Nobel e-Museum Address Phone Web Site http://www.nobel.se/ E-mail mailto:comments@www.nobel.se Description extremely comprehensive site on background of famous prize, all the winners in tall the categories, articles, educational material Type of Resource Specialty Museum Primary Focus Famous People Nature of Group or Site Online Museum Owner/Operator: The Nobel Foundation New or Updated:** 07/15/2003
	ZZ *** Virtual Museums of the Masters Address Phone Web Site http://www.nbufront.org/html/MastersMuseums/MastersMuseums.html Description online biographies and writings of various African Centered Scholars Type of Resource Specialty Museum Primary Focus Famous People Nature of Group or Site Online Museum Group Identity African American Owner/Operator: National Black United Front New or Updated:** 07/15/2003
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