Settlers Museum-Southwest VA

The Settlers Museum of Southwest Virginia was founded in 1987. It is a nonprofit, donor supported institution, located on U.S. Forest Service land. It receives no government funding. The purpose of the museum is to tell the story of the people who settled the mountainous southwest corner of Virginia and how its unique culture was developed. The visitors discover this as they move through the museum’s Visitor’s Center, 1890’s School and Farm.