Patrick Henry's Scotchtown
16120 Chiswell Lane, Beaverdam, VA 23015 - United States
Patrick Henry's Scotchtown Museum site includes gift shop, landscaped grounds and gardens and trails to walk, a hearth kitchen and 45 minute guided tour of the manor house including details of Patrick Henry’s family, career and the enslaved who lived and worked on the property. There is a museum room with artifacts on the property and placards discussing Patrick Henry’s legacy.
Exhibits
We will be featuring guided tours of the house which will include information on Henry's family, career and the enslaved population that lived and worked on the property, demonstrations in the hearth kitchen, a wooded nature trail to explore, and self-guided cell phone tour of the grounds.
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