Historical Education Center

Historical Education Center is a museum in Dinwiddie, Virginia which is located on Duncan Road. Historical Education Center is situated nearby to the museum Battlefield Center, as well as near The National Museum of the Civil War Soldier.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Central State Hospital.

Central State Hospital

Hospital

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Central State Hospital, originally known as the Central Lunatic Asylum, is a psychiatric hospital in Petersburg, Virginia, United States. It was the first institution in the country for "colored persons of unsound mind". Central State Hospital is situated 2½ miles northeast of Historical Education Center.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Matoaca and Sutherland.

Matoaca

Village

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Matoaca is a census-designated place in Chesterfield County, Virginia, United States. The population was 2,725 at the 2020 census. It is named after the Pamunkey Paramount Chief’s daughter Matoaka who was better known by her nickname "Pocahontas". Matoaca is situated 3 miles north of Historical Education Center.

Sutherland

Village

Sutherland is an unincorporated community in Dinwiddie County, Virginia, United States. Sutherland is located on U.S. Route 460, 9 miles west-southwest of Petersburg. Sutherland is situated 4½ miles west of Historical Education Center.

Ettrick

Village

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Ettrick is a census-designated place in Chesterfield County, Virginia, United States. Per the 2020 census, the population was 7,241. The town is home to Virginia State University and the Petersburg Amtrak train station. Ettrick is situated 4½ miles northeast of Historical Education Center.

Historical Education Center

Type: Museum
Address: 6411 Duncan Road, 23803
Categories: building, tourism, and tourist attraction
Location: Dinwiddie, Virginia, South, United States, North America
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Latitude

37.1838° or 37° 11′ 2″ north

Longitude

-77.47673° or 77° 28′ 36″ west

Open location code

87945GMF+G8

OpenStreetMap ID

way 573326268

OpenStreetMap feature

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OpenStreetMap feature

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