The Exchange Hotel Civil War Medical Museum
400 S. Main St., Gordonsville, VA, 22942
The Exchange Hotel Civil War Medical Museum is at 400 S. Main St. This stately Georgian structure was built as a railroad hotel in the late 1800s but served a battlefield receiving hospital during the Civil War. It is said to be the only receiving hospital still standing in Virginia. Three floors display a collection of medical artifacts, including surgical instruments, pharmaceutical bottles and prosthetic devices. Other exhibits document the building's use as a Freedman's Bureau during the Reconstruction Era. Time: Allow 1 hour minimum.
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