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  2. Virginia Historical Society - Wikipedia

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    The Virginia Museum of History and Culture founded in 1831 as the Virginia Historical and Philosophical Society and headquartered in Richmond, Virginia, is a major repository, research, and teaching center for Virginia history. It is a private, non-profit organization, supported almost entirely by private contributions.

  3. Library of Virginia - Wikipedia

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    The Library of Virginia in Richmond, Virginia, is the library agency of the Commonwealth of Virginia. It serves as the archival agency and the reference library for Virginia's seat of government. The Library moved into a new building in 1997 and is located at 800 East Broad Street, two blocks from the Virginia State Capitol building.

  4. National Register of Historic Places listings in Virginia

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    Map of Virginia. Buildings, sites, districts, and objects in Virginia listed on the National Register of Historic Places: . As of September 18, 2017, there are 3,027 properties and districts listed on the National Register of Historic Places in all 95 Virginia counties and 37 of the 38 independent cities, including 120 National Historic Landmarks and National Historic Landmark Districts, four ...

  5. Virginia Department of Historic Resources - Wikipedia

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    The Virginia Department of Historic Resources is the State Historic Preservation Office for the Commonwealth of Virginia. [1] The agency maintains the Virginia Landmarks Register (the first step for properties and districts in Virginia seeking listing on the National Register of Historic Places). It also holds historic property easements, [2 ...

  6. List of plantations in Virginia - Wikipedia

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    This is a list of plantations and/or plantation houses in the U.S. state of Virginia that are National Historic Landmarks, listed on the National Register of Historic Places, other historic registers, or are otherwise significant for their history, association with significant events or people, or their architecture and design.

  7. List of museums in Virginia - Wikipedia

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    This list of museums in Virginia, United States, contains museums which are defined for this context as institutions (including nonprofit organizations, government entities, and private businesses) that collect and care for objects of cultural, artistic, scientific, or historical interest and make their collections or related exhibits available for public viewing.

  8. List of National Historic Landmarks in Virginia - Wikipedia

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    October 9, 1960. (#66000849) Bacon's Castle. 37°06′32″N 76°43′20″W  /  37.1088°N 76.7222°W  / 37.1088; -76.7222  (Bacon's Castle) Surry. One of the oldest brick buildings in Virginia. 4. Ball's Bluff Battlefield and National Cemetery. Ball's Bluff Battlefield and National Cemetery.

  9. Mary Ball Washington Museum and Library - Wikipedia

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    The Lancaster VA Historical Society/ Mary Ball Washington Museum and Library is a museum and historical archive in the Northern Neck of The Chesapeake Bay, Virginia, United States. Its purpose is to preserve the history of Lancaster County, Virginia. It opened in 1958 and was named in honor of George Washington 's mother, Mary Ball, a Lancaster ...

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