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This list of museums in West Virginia encompasses museums 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.
The Criel Mound, also known as the South Charleston Mound, is a Native American burial mound located in South Charleston, West Virginia.It is one of the few surviving mounds of the Kanawha Valley Mounds that were probably built in the Woodland period after 500 B.C. [2] The mound was built by the Adena culture, probably around 250–150 BC, [citation needed] and lay equidistant between two ...
William A. MacCorkle grave, Spring Hill Cemetery, Charleston, WV, April 2009. MacCorkle's mansion, Sunrise, became home to a children's museum in the early 1960s. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1974. [4] In Charleston, a major arterial road, MacCorkle Avenue, was named for him and carries U.S. Route 60 through
South Charleston was established in 1906, but not incorporated until 1917. [4] Leonidas Henrie Oakes Sr. (1843-1894) was a member of the West Virginia State Legislature. His son, Leonidas Henrie Oakes Jr. (1873-1949) was the mayor of South Charleston for many years. He was mayor from 1920 to 1921 and also from 1930 to 1946.
Second oldest children's museum in the U.S.; recognized as LEED Gold certified by the U.S. Green Building Council; founded in 1913 Bronzeville Children's Museum: Chicago: Illinois: Only African-American children's museum in the U.S. Bronx Children's Museum: The Bronx: New York: Founded in 2005. Brooklyn Children's Museum: Brooklyn: New York
The West Virginia State Museum, formerly the West Virginia Science and Culture Center, is a history, culture, art, paleontology, archaeology and geology museum at the West Virginia Capitol Complex in Charleston, West Virginia. [2] [3] It was founded in 1890 and is considered a major museum in the state by The Statesman's Yearbook. [4] [5]
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The Clay Center in Charleston, West Virginia, is a 240,000-square-foot (22,000 m 2) facility dedicated to promoting performing arts, visual arts, and the sciences. History [ edit ]