Museum features exhibits and objects collected by the late Harry Meador Jr., an executive with a local coal company. Museum property once served as the study of John Fox Jr, author of "Trail of the Lonesome Pine".The founder of the museum, Harry W. Meador, was an advocate of the coal mining industry. During his career, he rose from a union laborer to the Vice President of Coal Development for a local coal company.Once part of...
Dr. Phipps Family Museum portrays Dr. Rufus Phipps a prominent doctor in Dickenson County who operated the Dickenson County Hospital from the 1920's to his death in 1951. Dr. Phipps made house calls to many patients throughout the county. His wife Toni, two daughters, Carol and Jean Lui lived in the home where the museum is now located. His daughter Jean Lui assisted him in his clinic and hospital. His daughter Carol was the wife...
The Carter fold is a rustic, 800+ seat music shed offering traditional music every Saturday night. Museum opens an hour prior to the show.The Carter Family was discovered in 1927 by Victor Recording Studio in Bristol and recorded 300 songs between 1927 and 1942. Playing traditional Appalachian music, the family has often been credited as forerunners of modern-day country music. Janette Carter, one of three children of A.P. and Sara Carter established the Carter Family Fold...
The Blue Ridge Institute and Museum is the largest folklife museum in the Old Dominion. It is the official State Center for Blue Ridge Folklore and a major venue along The Crooked Road: Virginia's Heritage Music Trail. Since the early 1970s the institute has documented and presented the folk heritage of the Blue Ridge Mountains and surrounding regions.The daily-life traditions of music, crafts and customs take center stage at the Blue Ridge Institute, the only...
One of the most successful racing teams in NASCAR history has a museum located in Patrick County. The Wood Brothers Racing Museum is located just 30 minutes from Martinsville Speedway. Wood Brothers Racing is the oldest continuously operating teams in NASCAR. Currently, The no. 21 Ford Fusion is driven by 2011 Daytona 500 Champion Trevor Bayne. The museum is open weekdays from 9 a.m. to noon and 1 p.m. to 5 p.m....
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Preserving and chronicling Patrick County's rich racing history. Race fans and visitors to the area should include this museum as a must see stop on their trip to beautiful Stuart.See how moonshine was made and hear the fascinating story of how this business lead directly to the birth of NASCAR racing. Home to the famous Wood Brothers Racing Team, their museum sits adjacent to this Hall of Fame....
Dr. Nickerson & Betsy Snead built this beautiful Antebellum home circa 1835, however the original log portion of this historical haunted Nickerson Snead House was built in the 1700s by Francis Kincannon and used as a fort during the Revolutionary War and the French and Indian War. This magnificent home was used as a Civil War field hospital and the cellar was used as a temporary morgue. After Nickerson and Betsy Snead passed away the...
Old Cranks Motorcar Museum houses an average of 50 Antique, Classic and Special Interest automobiles, ranging from a 1906 Schacht Horseless Carriage, a 1917 Detroit Electric Auto, a 1919 Stanley Steam Car, a 1923 Templar Touring Car, a 1934 Ford V-8, a 1954 Oldsmobile, a 28K mile unrestored 1969 Mustang Mach 1 with a 428 Cobra Jet engine to a 1975 Corvette.There are numerous showcases filled with memorabilia, mostly related to the automobile. The walls...
Step through the window of time at the Museum of the Middle Appalachians: "From the Ice Age to the Space Age." Learn how geology has influenced the area's history for millions of years. See the full-size replicas of ice age mammals that roamed the region over 15,000 years ago. Visit the site of annual archeological and paleontological digs and see artifacts and fossils that reveal the story of the ancient past. View a display of Woodland Indian...