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Historic Sites The Exchange Hotel Civil War Museum

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    400 South Main Street
    P.O. Box 542
    Gordonsville, VA 22942
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    540-832-2944 (Museum)
  • City
    Gordonsville
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Built in 1860, the Exchange Hotel with its high ceiling parlors and grand veranda welcomed passengers from the two rail lines: the Virginia Central Railroad and the Orange & Alexandria Railroad. Soon war began. Troops, supplies, and the wounded were transported on these railroads to Gordonsville. The Exchange Hotel became the Gordonsville Receiving Hospital which provided care for 70,000 soldiers, both Confederate and Union. During the reconstruction period, this hospital served the newly freed slaves as the Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen, and Abandoned Lands (Freedmen's Bureau). As the United States healed and the railroads boomed, this graceful building returned to its role as a hotel. Now fully restored, the hotel is a museum dedicated to the Civil War era and houses an extensive collection of medical and historical artifacts.

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  • Family Friendly

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  • $ 12.00 Adults $5 8-12 yrs. Free 7yrs. & under

Region

Central Virginia

Last Updated: 08/12/2020

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