State Park
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Official sources & verification
Managed by Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation
Source of truth
- Southwest Virginia Museum State Park — official page
Operator-published page with current visitor information.
Verify by phone or mail
- Operator:(276) 523-9640
- Address:10 West First St. N., Big Stone Gap, VA 24219 · VA
About
A historic state park in an 1890s Victorian stone mansion in Big Stone Gap, with a museum on the story of Southwest Virginia. It also has a gift shop and an overnight cottage.
Source: dcr.virginia.gov
From Wikipedia
The Southwest Virginia Museum Historical State Park is a Virginia museum, run as a state park, dedicated to preserving the history of the southwestern part of the commonwealth. It is located in Big Stone Gap, in a house built in the 1880s for former Virginia Attorney General, Rufus A. Ayers. It was designed and built by Charles A. Johnson. Construction began in 1888 and was completed in 1895.
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