Last updated: 3/3/2011
Chincoteague, Virginia
Street Address
7125 Maddox Boulevard
Chincoteague, VA 23336
Mailing Address
7125 Maddox Blvd
Chincoteague Island, VA 23336

Hours

April - November open daily except Monday 11am-5pm

Admissions

$3 age 13 and up

Museum Type(s)

Staff

John Jester
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Description

The Museum is dedicated to preserving the people, culture, and heritage of the Island. Exhibits display life on this barrier island from before man to the present with fossils, Indian artifacts, implements from our oyster and seafood industry, sailing, and businesses. Museum houses an 1866 Fresnel lens and an 1880 fire company hand pumper and contemporaneous videos of island events.

Mission

To preserve the people, culture and heritage of Chincoteague Island.

History

Museum of Chincoteague Island is a non-profit educational institution founded in 1965 as the Oyster Museum and changed its name to Oyster and Maritime Museum in 1996 when it acquired the Fresnel lens. The name of the Museum was changed in 2011 to more correctly reflect its collection.

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