In what could be a huge tourism boost, town and county officials are working together to explore the possibility of relocating Richmond’s Museum of the Confederacy to Appomattox. Beckie Nix, Director of Tourism for the Town of Appomattox met earlier this month with town officials, county officials and other citizens to discuss preparations for the relocation of the Richmond-based museum.
The current location of the museum is located at 1201 E. Clay St. in downtown Richmond, but the museum has been hamstrung by a budgetary and logistical problems, which have prompted museum officials to seek another location. Nix and County Tourism Director Anne Dixon are spearheading the possibility of relocating the museum. According to Public Relations Manager Megan Miller, the museum is expected to have a new location by 2011.
The year 2011 would be the Civil War’s 150th anniversary.
Read more: Altavista Times Journal
Posted by river queen at 2:41 PM PST
