Step Into History: The Exchange Hotel & Civil War Medical Museum
Step into history. Step into the elegant high ceiling parlors and grand veranda of the Exchange Hotel. Uncover the sacrifices of the Civil War hotel staff and medical personnel as they converted their beloved hotel into a receiving hospital that treated over 70,000 soldiers, both Confederate and Union. Relive the tumultuous journey of newly freed slaves who came to the hotel for the Freedman’s Bureau in the late 1800’s. Discover part of America’s story through the lens of one, very important, Hotel.
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Explore: The Exchange hotel is holding an Art History contest for students grades 3rd -8th! Learn more about the hotel here and enter for a chance to win! Follow their Facebook page for more ways to engage!
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