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The Virginia War Memorial [1] is a 1955 memorial in Richmond, Virginia, originally dedicated to Virginians killed in World War II and the Korean War. In 1980, the Shrine was enlarged to honor those Virginians killed in action in the Vietnam War. In 1996, the names of Virginians killed in action during Desert Storm/Desert Shield were added ...
The Virginia War Museum was founded in 1923 by the Braxton-Perkins Post #25 of the American Legion as the American Legion Memorial Museum of Virginia. [1] From 1923 to 1941, this "museum" existed as a "series of exhibits... housed and displayed in such public locations as were available," with no permanent structure or staff. [2]
The Civil War Visitor Center at Tredegar Iron Works is located in the restored pattern building and offers three floors of exhibits, an interactive map table, a film about the Civil War battles around Richmond, a bookstore, and interpretive NPS rangers on site daily to provide programs and to aid visitors.
The American Civil War Museum is a multi-site museum in the Greater Richmond Region of central Virginia, dedicated to the history of the American Civil War.The museum operates three sites: The White House of the Confederacy, the American Civil War Museum at Historic Tredegar in Richmond, and the American Civil War Museum at Appomattox.
19th-century period boyhood home of R.J. Reynolds, operated by Virginia Tech: Richmond County Museum: Warsaw: Richmond: Chesapeake Bay: Local history: website: Richmond National Battlefield Park: Richmond: Richmond: Central: Civil War: Commemorates over 30 American Civil War sites around Richmond Richmond Railroad Museum: Richmond: Richmond ...
Centennial Dome in Richmond, Virginia, shortly before it was demolished. An image of the Centennial Dome under construction, taken from national Civil War Centennial Commission newsletter The Centennial Dome , also known as the Virginia Centennial Center, was designed by Walter Dorwin Teague to serve as a focus for Virginia's efforts to ...
Pages in category "American Civil War museums in Virginia" The following 29 pages are in this category, out of 29 total. ... Richmond National Battlefield Park; S.
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.