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West Virginia
Beckley
Beckley Exhibition Coal Mine
New River Park
Drawer AJ
Beckley WV 25802
Phone 304 256-1747
Web Site http://wvweb.com/www/exhibition_coal_mine/web.html
Description underground mine tours and recreated 1900 coal camp
Type of Resource
Museum
Primary Focus Village
Building Type Mine
Industry /Profession Mining
Era 1900
West Virginia
Beckley
Youth Museum of Southern West Virginia
106 Adair Street
MAIL PO Box 1815
Beckley WV 25802
Phone 304 252-3730
Web Site
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Description hands-on, moonshine still, building collections
Type of Resource
Museum
Primary Focus Children
Field of Study/Science Facility Planetarium |
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West Virginia
Berkeley Springs
Museum of the Berkeley Springs
PO Box 99
Berkeley Springs WV 25411
Phone 304 258-3743
Web Site http://wvweb.com/www/berkeley_springs.html
Description chronicles history & geology of The Springs, on second floor of Roman Bath Building
Type of Resource
Museum
Building Type Civic
Era 1820
West Virginia
Ceredo
Ceredo Museum
501 Main Street
Ceredo WV 25507
Phone 304 453-3025
Web Site http://www.tsev.com/ceredo/ceredo-m2.html
Description local history - Civil War,
hand-blown glass, yearbooks, petroglyph &
Type of Resource
Museum
Primary Focus Local History
Research /Reading Library |
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Charleston
Sunrise Museum
746 Myrtle Road
Charleston WV 25314
Phone 304 344-8035
Web Site
http://www.sunrisemuseum.org/
E-mail mailto:info@sunrisemuseum.org
Description multi dimensional facility in two historic mansions includes art and science
Type of Resource
Museum
Field of Study/Science Facility Planetarium
West Virginia
Charleston
West Virginia State Museum
The Cultural Center - Capitol Complex
1900 Kanawha Boulevard East
Charleston WV 25305
Phone *****
Web Site http://www.wvculture.org/museum/index.html
Description state history and arts museum
Type of Resource
Museum |
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West Virginia
Fairmont
Prickett's Fort State Park
RR 3 Box 403
Fairmont WV 26554
Phone 304 367-2731
Web Site http://www.wvparks.com/prickettsfort/
Alt Web http://www.dmssoft.com/pfort/
Description frontier fort with 16 cabins, meeting hall & storehouse
Type of Resource
Museum
Primary Focus Military
Building Type Fort
Kind of Activity Living History
Era 1774 |
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West Virginia
Lewisburg
Greenbrier Historical Society
301 West Washington St
Lewisburg WV 24901
Phone 304 645-3398
Web Site http://www.greenbrierhistorical.org/
E-mail mailto:info@greenbrierhistorical.org
Description
Type of Resource Museum
Last changed: 03/08/2003
West Virginia
Madison
Bituminous Coal Heritage Foundation
347 Main Street
PO Box 859
Madison WV 25130
Phone 304 369-5180
Web Site http://www.wvcoalmuseum.com/ BROKEN
E-mail mailto:cahalstea@aol.com
Alt Web http://www.hdonline.com/specialsections/summerfun/SFlist4.htm
Description National Coal Miners Memorial
Type of Resource Museum
Primary Focus Industrial
Industry /Profession Mining
Last changed: 02/20/2003 |
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West Virginia
Huntington
Huntington Museum of Art
2033 McCoy Road
Huntington WV 25701
Phone 304 529-2701
Web Site www.hmoa.org
Description
Type of Resource
Museum
Primary Focus Arts
West
Virginia
Morgantown
Comer Museum
325 A Comer Building WVU
PO Box 6070
Morgantown WV 26506
Phone 304 293-4211
Web Site http://www.wvu.edu/~minext/text/museum.html
E-mail mailto:bindocci@wvucomer1.comer.wvu.edu
Description miners lamps and equipment, working models of equipment - by appt only
Type of Resource
Museum
Primary Focus Industrial
Industry /Profession Mining
Research /Reading Archives |
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Philippi
Barbour
County Museum
200 N Main Street
Philippi
WV
26416
Phone
304 457-4846
Web Site
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Alt Web
http://www.virginiawind.com/virginia_travel/philippi.asp
Description
local memorabilia and "Phillippi Mummies"
Type of
Resource
Museum
Primary
Focus
Local History
Building
Type
Depot
Era
1911
New or
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11/22/2004 |
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West Virginia
Petersburg
Top Kick's Military Museum
PO Box 152
Petersburg WV 26847
Phone 304 257-1392
Web Site http://www.mountainhighlands.com/listings/topkick.html
Description
Type of Resource
Museum
Primary Focus Military
West
Virginia
Point Pleasant
West Virginia State Farm Museum
RR1 Box 479
Point Pleasant WV 25550
Phone 304 675-5757
Web Site http://www.pointpleasantwv.org/FarmMuseum/farm_museum_hello.htm
Description 50 ace "working museum" with
activities year round, 20 buildings and railroad displays
Type of Resource
Museum
Primary Focus Village |
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West Virginia
Salem
Fort New Salem
Salem International University
PO Box 500
Salem WV 26426
Phone 304 782-5245
Web Site http://www.salem-teikyo.wvnet.edu/university/fort_new_salem/index.shtml
E-mail mailto:fort@salemiu.edu
Description collection of relocated log structures represents a frontier settlement,
active living history program & frequent events
Type of Resource Museum
Primary Focus Building Collection
Kind of Activity Living History
Era 1792
Last changed: 03/10/2003 |
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West Virginia
Sheperdstown
Historic Sheperdstown Museum
Sheperdstown WV
Phone
Web Site www.intrepid.net/~hsc
Description
Type of Resource
Museum
Primary Focus Local History
West Virginia
West Liberty
Women's History Museum
108 Walnut Street
PO Box 209
West Liberty WV 26074
Phone 304 336-7159
Web Site http://www.geocities.com/womenshist/womenshist.html
Description museum on wheels with information on 20 historic women
Type of Resource
Museum
Group Identity Women |
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West Virginia
Williamstown
Fenton Glass
Museum
Fenton Art Glass
Company
700 Elizabeth
Street
Williamstown WV
26187
Phone
Web Site
http://www.fentonartglass.com/factory_tour.htm
-Experience%20Fenton%20Art%20Glass
Toll Free
800 319-7793
Description
glass company offers factory tours and museum of local glass making to
Type of Resource
Museum
Primary Focus
Industrial
Collection G-M Glass |
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01/12/2009 |
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