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Chesapeake Bay

Mary Ball Washington Museum &
Library

8346 Mary Ball Rd, Lancaster 22503;
P.O. Box 97; 804-462-7280; www.mbwm.org.
Lancaster county exhibits, historic district
buildings, and genealogy research center.b $

Morattico Waterfront Museum

6584 Morattico Rd., Morattico 22523;
804-462-7690; www.morattico.org.
Cultural history of a working watermen's
village in the 1901 Morattico general
store.b
OUTDOOR RECREATION

Belle Isle State Park

1632 Belle Isle Rd., Lancaster 22503;
804-462-5030 or 800-933-PARK or
800-933-7275; www.virginiastateparks.gov.

Mathews County
Includes Mathews

Fishing in Chapel Creek., Matthews County

BILL CRABTREE JR.

Mathews County Visitor & Information
Center

239 Main St., Mathews 23109; P.O. Box
1456; 804-725-4229 or 804-725-4BAY;
www.visitmathews.com.
Outdoor adventure guides, maps, brochures,
aquarium, artisan gallery & displays.jb
ATTRACTIONS

Gwynn's Island Museum

Old Ferry Rd., Gwynn's Island, Mathews
23066; 804-725-7949;
www.gwynnsislandmuseum.org.
Historic building, Colonial artifacts, antiques,
memorabilia, displays and exhibits.jb

Historic Williams Wharf

Williams Wharf Rd., Mathews 23109;
804-725-9685;
www.mathewslandconservancy.com.
Historic steamboat wharf. Steamboat museum
located in the B. Williams store. Ijb

Mathews Maritime Foundation Museum

BETH FURGURSON

482 Main St., Mathews 23109;
P.O. Box 1201; 805-725-4444;
www.mathewsmaritime.com/.
Artifacts and boats celebrating the waterman's
history.jb

Washingtonʼs Birthplace, Oak Grove

St. John's Church

103 St. John's Church Ln., King William
23181; 804-769-4560;
www.stjohnswp.org/oldstjohns/.
Guided tours available by appointment. Call
for tours. Musical programs.jb

For more information on
restaurants & accommodations
visit Virginia.org/WhereToEat
and Virginia.org/PlacesToStay

Lancaster County

Includes Lancaster, Morattico, Weems
ATTRACTIONS

Historic Christ Church

420 Christ Church Rd., Weems 22576;
P.O. Box 24, Irvington 22480; 804-438-6855;
www.christchurch1735.org.
National Historic Landmark. Completed 1735.
Built by Robert "King" Carter. Finest and bestpreserved parish church from Colonial Virginia.
Tours. New museum. Gift Shop. Special events.

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New Point Comfort Lighthouse

New Point, Mathews 23109; P.O. Box 1456;
804-725-4BAY; www.newpointcomfort.com.
Constructed in 1805, third oldest lighthouse on
the Chesapeake Bay.jb

Tompkins Cottage/Mathews Historical
Society

Brickbat Rd., Mathews 23109; P.O. Box 855;
804-725-4BAY; www.visitmathews.com.
Built in 1815, the oldest wooden structure in
historic district.
OUTDOOR RECREATION

Bethel Beach Natural Area Preserve

Bethel Beach Rd., Mathews 23109;
804-725-4BAY; www.visitmathews.com.
Sandy beach, low dunes and salt marshes on
Chesapeake Bay.jb

http://www.mbwm.org http://www.morattico.org http://www.virginiastateparks.gov http://www.visitmathews.com http://www.gwynnsislandmuseum.org http://www.mathewslandconservancy.com http://www.mathewsmaritime.com/ http://www.newpointcomfort.com http://www.stjohnswp.org/oldstjohns/ http://www.visitmathews.com http://www.christchurch1735.org http://www.Virginia.org/WhereToEat http://www.visitmathews.com http://www.Virginia.org/PlacesToStay

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