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Amherst County Museum and Historical Society

Amherst, Virginia

History, Historic House, Historical Society

The museum preserves, collects, and interprets the history and heritage of Amherst County. It houses a library and there is an 1885 schoolhouse on site.
The Old Amherst County Jail: The Amherst County Museum first opened its doors on May 30, 1976. The museum was originally housed in the old county jail which was built in 1891-92 adjacent to the county courthouse. The old jail contained two exhibit rooms on the ground floor. Two jail cells used for storage of artifacts and two rooms on the second floor were used for office and storage/exhibit design.

Monacan Ancestral Museum

Amherst, Virginia

History

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Sweet Briar Museum

Sweet Briar, Virginia

History, Historic House, University

The museum is a Nationally Registered three building complex consisting of a president's house and slave cabins. The museum contains an almanac, archives and some personal possessions of the 19th century founding family.

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