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“housed in the "Last Capitol of the Confederacy"”
The Danville Museum of Fine Arts & History is located in the Sutherlin Mansion on Millionaires Row in Danville, Virginia. Built for William T. Sutherlin in 1859, the house has become well known as the "Last Capitol of the Confederacy." It served in this capacity from April 3 until 10, 1865, just weeks before the Civil War came to an end. In 1974, the house was opened as a Fine Arts & History Museum. The site has been designated as a Virginia Historic Landmark and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
My wife and I visited Danville during the sesquicentennial commemoration of the Sutherlin Mansion as the Last Capitol of the Confederacy. When President Davis and the Confederate cabinet withdrew... Read more
Would you believe that the Danville museum of history doesn't have a single exhibit on the Old 97? There's not even a single picture of the train in the whole of the place. I went to the Danville... Read more
Danville Museum of Fine Arts and History
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