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“Dedicated to the history of the property during its time as a railroad hotel, civil war hospital, and freedmans bureau.”
Before the Civil War, the Exchange Hotel with its high ceiling parlors and grand veranda welcomed passengers from the two rail lines: the Virginia Central Railroad and the Alexandria Railroad. Soon war began. Troops, supplies, and 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. In the reconstruction period, this hospital served the newly freed slaves as a Freedman's Bureau. As the United States healed and the railroads boomed, this graceful building returned to its role of hotel. Now fully restored, the hotel is a museum dedicated to the Civil War era.
Awesome spot for civil war museum and paranormal investigations. We just did it last weekend and the staff was awesome, the history awesome and we got some bites from the spirits living there.... Read more
We've visited Gordansville numerous times and this is the first time we visited the museum and completely worth it. This is a self guided tour with lots of artifacts and history about this place... Read more
When I walked in to the museum I definitely did not expect to learn as much I did. Mike, the tour guide, had so much information and I could of stayed all day. Mike was very informative about all... Read more
Exchange Hotel Civil War Museum
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- Sun: 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm
- Mon - Thu, Sat: 10:00 am - 4:00 pm
- Fri: 12:00 pm - 4:00 pm
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