Train Station and Caboose
Train Station and Caboose is a museum in Amherst, Virginia. Train Station and Caboose is situated nearby to the building Sweet Briar House, as well as near the university Sweet Briar College.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Sweet Briar College and Sweet Briar House.
Sweet Briar College
University
Photo: Annette Teng, CC BY 3.0.
Sweet Briar College is a private women's liberal arts college in Sweet Briar, Amherst County, Virginia, United States. It was established in 1901 by Indiana Fletcher Williams in memory of her deceased daughter, Daisy. Sweet Briar College is situated 1,300 feet east of Train Station and Caboose.
Sweet Briar House
Building
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Sweet Briar House, also known as Locust Ridge, is a historic home located at Sweet Briar, Amherst County, Virginia. The original house was built about 1825, and was a Federal style brick farmhouse with a hipped roof. Sweet Briar House is situated 1,100 feet northeast of Train Station and Caboose.
Virginia Center for the Creative Arts
Building
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The Virginia Center for the Creative Arts is a residential artist community in Amherst, Virginia, USA. Since 1971, VCCA has offered residencies of varying lengths with flexible scheduling for international artists, writers, and composers at its working retreat in the foothills of Virginia's Blue Ridge Mountains. Virginia Center for the Creative Arts is situated 1 mile southeast of Train Station and Caboose.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Amherst and Monroe.
Amherst
Photo: Annette Teng, CC BY 3.0.
Amherst is a town in Amherst County, Virginia, United States. As of the 2020 census, Amherst had a population of 2,110. It is the county seat of Amherst County. Amherst is part of the Lynchburg metropolitan area.
Monroe
Hamlet
Monroe is an unincorporated community in Amherst County, Virginia, United States. Monroe is located along U.S. Route 29, 6.1 miles north of Lynchburg. Speed the Plough, a farm located in Monroe, was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2007. Monroe is situated 4½ miles southwest of Train Station and Caboose.
Brandywine
Hamlet
Brandywine is an unincorporated community in Caroline County, in the U.S. state of Virginia. Brandywine is situated 6 miles southwest of Train Station and Caboose.
Train Station and Caboose
- Type: Museum
- Categories: tourism, historic site, and tourist attraction
- Location: Amherst, Virginia, South, United States, North America
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Latitude
37.55615° or 37° 33′ 22″ northLongitude
-79.08637° or 79° 5′ 11″ westElevation
840 feet (256 metres)Open location code
8792HW47+FFOpenStreetMap ID
node 367997274OpenStreetMap feature
historic=yesOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=museumGeoNames ID
7124203
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