New Market Battlefield State Historical Park

(Redirected from Virginia Museum of the Civil War) United States historic place

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New Market Battlefield Park
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. Historic district
Virginia Landmarks Register

Virginia Museum of the Civil War, June 2011
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Location	North of junction of US 11 and US 211 (8895 George Collins Parkway), near New Market, Virginia
Coordinates	38°39′58″N 78°40′06″W / 38.66611°N 78.66833°W / 38.66611; -78.66833
Area	160 acres (65 ha)
Built	1864 (1864)
NRHP reference No.	70000824
VLR No.	085-0027
Added to NRHP	September 15, 1970
Designated VLR	June 2, 1970

New Market Battlefield State Historical Park is a historic American Civil War battlefield and national historic district located near New Market, Shenandoah County, Virginia. The district encompasses the site of the Battle of New Market, a battle fought on May 15, 1864, during Valley Campaigns of 1864. In the middle of the battlefield stands the Bushong House, used by both sides as a hospital during the battle and now the visitor center for the 300-acre park.

The park is the site of the Virginia Museum of the Civil War operated by the Virginia Military Institute.

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1970.

References

^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
"Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Retrieved 5 June 2013.
Virginia Historic Landmarks Commission Staff (March 1970). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: New Market Historic District" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying photo

External links

Media related to New Market Battlefield State Historical Park at Wikimedia Commons

Virginia Museum of the Civil War - official site

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