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Museums Steamboat Era Museum

Steamboat Era Museum
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    156 King Carter Drive
    Irvington, VA 22480
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    804-438-6888
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    Irvington
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    Lancaster
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A collection and depository of artifacts and information pertaining to the romantic Steamboat era of Virginia's tidewater. Exhibits include artifacts, dioramas, models, oral histories, artwork, photographs, as well as interactive displays.2007 features new exhibit"The Bay at War" concerning the Civil War on the Chesapeake Bay. "whoever contolled the Bay would win the war"

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Chesapeake Bay

Last Updated: 10/01/2013

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