ROANOKE RIVER MUSEUM PRESTWOULD FOUNDATION

CLARKSVILLE, VA

American Beech 3 b&w This is a creative commons image, which you may freely use by linking to this page. Please respect the photographer and his work. After autumn foliage disappears and trees are bare in the woods, the American Beech lightens the views with its pale brown leaves, which remain all winter long. The leaves in spring eventually replace the brown. The phenomenon fascinates me, yet I've not been able to photograph these forest scenes with clarity that pleases me. Of over 50 shots taken in various locations, these at Buffalo Springs Archaeological District are the best. Buffalo Springs is in Mecklenburg County, Virginia, a few miles west of Clarksville. <a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/" rel="noreferrer nofollow"></a>This work is licensed under a <a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/" rel="noreferrer nofollow">Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License</a>
American Beech 3 b&w Credit: David Hoffman '41

The Roanoke River Museum Prestwould Foundation is situated in Clarksville, Virginia, and is dedicated to preserving the history and culture of the Roanoke River Valley. The museum is housed in the historic Prestwould Plantation, which was built in 1790 and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

The museum features exhibits that showcase the history of the Roanoke River Valley, including its Native American inhabitants, European settlers, and African American slaves. Visitors can explore the plantation house, which has been restored to its original condition, and learn about the daily lives of the people who lived and worked there.

The museum also offers a variety of educational programs and events, including guided tours, lectures, and workshops. Visitors can learn about traditional crafts and skills, such as weaving, blacksmithing, and woodworking, and watch demonstrations by skilled artisans.

The Roanoke River Museum Prestwould Foundation is a non-profit organization that relies on donations and volunteers to maintain and operate the museum. It is open to the public from April through November, and welcomes visitors of all ages to learn about the rich history and culture of the Roanoke River Valley.

ROANOKE RIVER MUSEUM PRESTWOULD FOUNDATION is a Uncategorized or General Museum in CLARKSVILLE VA. US MID #8405100969

The museum is classed as GMU (Uncategorized or General Museums). It comes under American Alliance of Museums (AAM) region: Southeastern (Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, West Virginia). Total revenue from most recent IRS 990 Form: $ 51,808 from tax period 201212 (YYYYMM).

American Beech 3 b&w This is a creative commons image, which you may freely use by linking to this page. Please respect the photographer and his work. After autumn foliage disappears and trees are bare in the woods, the American Beech lightens the views with its pale brown leaves, which remain all winter long. The leaves in spring eventually replace the brown. The phenomenon fascinates me, yet I've not been able to photograph these forest scenes with clarity that pleases me. Of over 50 shots taken in various locations, these at Buffalo Springs Archaeological District are the best. Buffalo Springs is in Mecklenburg County, Virginia, a few miles west of Clarksville. <a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/" rel="noreferrer nofollow"></a>This work is licensed under a <a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/" rel="noreferrer nofollow">Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License</a>
Portrait in Brick (Lamont Cranston--The Shadow Knows) (Indulging in Nostalgia) (M) This is a creative commons image, which you may freely use by linking to this page. Please respect the photographer and his work. Seeing my shadow on a brick wall on my back porch prompted this playful photo. I've been told it also resembles the outline of a werewolf! The Shadow appeared on the radio July 31, 1930 as part of the Detective Story Hour to develop sales for the monthly magazine of the same name. Popularity followed as a new magazine The Shadow Magazine debuted in April 1931. A new radio show came into being in 1937 featuring Orson Welles as Lamont Cranston aka "The Shadow". Radio programming lasted at least through 1954. The Shadow appeared in pulp fiction, comic strips, radio, movies, and television. The classic line "Who knows what evil lurks in the hearts of men? The Shadow knows!" has become part of the American idiom. I vividly recall hearing shows on radio when I was a young kid. For the curious--many radio episodes, short films, publications found in a search at Internet Archive <a href="https://archive.org/search?query=subject:" rel="noreferrer nofollow">archive.org/search?query=subject%3A%22The+Shadow%22</a> A blues band named The Lamont Cranston Band began its musical life in 1969. The influence of The Shadow has been significant in American culture. See: <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Shadow" rel="noreferrer nofollow">en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Shadow</a> <a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/" rel="noreferrer nofollow"></a>This work is licensed under a <a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/" rel="noreferrer nofollow">Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License</a>
Virgilina Tobacco 1 This is a creative commons image, which you may freely use by linking to this page. Please respect the photographer and his work. A Southern scene (4 photos in the set). An abandoned house in disrepair with two front doors--was this a duplex? Possibly it was a tenant shack for 2 families. One substantial post and what looks like 2 poles are supporting the porch roof. There's a pile of tree parts in front. All is standing in a setting of tobacco. The April 2023 Google street view shows the house still standing. Virgilina is a community in Halifax County, Virginia; its population in 2021 was about 120 people. The name results from the town being on the North Carolina state line--"Virgi-" and "-lina" <a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/" rel="noreferrer nofollow"></a>This work is licensed under a <a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/" rel="noreferrer nofollow">Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License</a>
Virgilina Tobacco 3 This is a creative commons image, which you may freely use by linking to this page. Please respect the photographer and his work. A Southern scene (4 photos in the set). An abandoned house in disrepair with two front doors--was this a duplex? Possibly it was a tenant shack for 2 families. One substantial post and what looks like 2 poles are supporting the porch roof. There's a pile of tree parts in front. All is standing in a setting of tobacco. The April 2023 Google street view shows the house still standing. Virgilina is a community in Halifax County, Virginia; its population in 2021 was about 120 people. The name results from the town being on the North Carolina state line--"Virgi-" and "-lina" <a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/" rel="noreferrer nofollow"></a>This work is licensed under a <a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/" rel="noreferrer nofollow">Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License</a>
Virgilina Tobacco 4 This is a creative commons image, which you may freely use by linking to this page. Please respect the photographer and his work. A Southern scene (4 photos in the set). An abandoned house in disrepair with two front doors--was this a duplex? Possibly it was a tenant shack for 2 families. One substantial post and what looks like 2 poles are supporting the porch roof. There's a pile of tree parts in front. All is standing in a setting of tobacco. The April 2023 Google street view shows the house still standing. Virgilina is a community in Halifax County, Virginia; its population in 2021 was about 120 people. The name results from the town being on the North Carolina state line--"Virgi-" and "-lina" <a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/" rel="noreferrer nofollow"></a>This work is licensed under a <a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/" rel="noreferrer nofollow">Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License</a>
Duck Soup This is a creative commons image, which you may freely use by linking to this page. Please respect the photographer and his work. A mallard duck soup tureen, a small vessel holding only around 3 cups of soup. The title is derived from the 1933 Marx Brothers movie. It is not especially old, probably mid-20th century. <a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/" rel="noreferrer nofollow"></a>This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License
Shrine, MacCallum More Gardens [The MacCallum More Museum and Gardens album contains 32 photos] This is a creative commons image, which you may freely use by linking to this page. Please respect the photographer and his work. This is a religious shrine consisting of a roofed stone column, closed in, with a religious statue; here the statue is probably the Virgin Mary. They often marked a road to a holy site and commonly used by travelers for prayer. This was undoubtedly a Roman Catholic shrine that found its way to MacCallum More Gardens in Chase City, Virginia (Mecklenburg County). "A wayside shrine is a religious image, usually in some sort of small shelter, placed by a road or pathway, sometimes in a settlement or at a crossroads, but often in the middle of an empty stretch of country road, or at the top of a hill or mountain. They have been a feature of many cultures, including Chinese folk religious communities, Catholic and Orthodox Europe and some Asian regions." <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wayside_shrine" rel="noreferrer nofollow">en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wayside_shrine</a> The museum and gardens are part of the MacCallum More and Hudgins House Historic District listed on the National Register of Historic Places #09001051. The following information is quoted from the NRHP nomination form prepared by the Virginia Department of Historic Resources ((DHR # 186-5020) “MacCallum More is a six-acre property that includes the house, a guest cottage, a museum, and extensive gardens. The gardens were begun in 1929 by Lucy Morton Hudgins and expanded by her son, Commander William Henry Hudgins, in the 1940s, 1960s, and 1970s. Charles F. Gillette, a prominent Virginia landscape architect consulted on the design of the gardens. The gardens are enclosed by walls constructed of stones from the chimneys and foundations of numerous eighteenth and nineteenth century buildings that once stood in the surrounding countryside. There are numerous statues, structures, fountains, and artifacts, imported from Europe and the Far East by Commander Hudgins, in the gardens and adorning the stone walls. The museum and the gardens are open to the public, and MacCallum More can be used for meetings and small private parties. The guest cottage now serves as the gift shop and office for the museum and garden.” Their website is <a href="http://www.mmmg.org/" rel="noreferrer nofollow">www.mmmg.org/</a> <a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/" rel="noreferrer nofollow"></a>This work is licensed under a <a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/" rel="noreferrer nofollow">Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License</a>
Boxwood and Snow This is a creative commons image, which you may freely use by linking to this page. Please respect the photographer and his work. At my home in Chase City, Virginia <a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/" rel="noreferrer nofollow"></a>This work is licensed under a <a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/" rel="noreferrer nofollow">Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License</a>.
Selfie of an Old Man (at 81) This is a creative commons image, which you may freely use by linking to this page. Please respect the photographer and his work. I don't know the best way to make cell phone photographs. A family moment, anticipating the arrival of a grandson in late September and a granddaughter in late November. <a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/" rel="noreferrer nofollow"></a>This work is licensed under a <a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/" rel="noreferrer nofollow">Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License</a>
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ROANOKE RIVER MUSEUM PRESTWOULD FOUNDATION
PO BOX 872
CLARKSVILLE
VA
23927-0872

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MID # 8405100969
Name ROANOKE RIVER MUSEUM PRESTWOULD FOUNDATION
Alternate Name
Classification Uncategorized or General Museums, , Southeastern
Federal Employer Identification Number (EIN) 546053601
NTEECC A50
Tax period of the latest return filed (YYYYMM) 201212
INCOME 51,808
REVENUE 51,808
LAT/LONG 36.604542, -78.539243
CODES FIPS State Code: 51
FIPS County Code: 117
US Census Tract: 930800
US Census Block: 1048