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Landmark Scavenger Hunt planned to celebrate 250

As part of VA250 celebrations, the Gloucester Museum of History is sponsoring a Landmark Scavenger Hunt through 2026. Individuals and families who visit the 14 listed landmarks will receive a prize from the museum. “We have numerous historic sites across the community that help tell that story,” said Historic Resources Supervisor Robert Kelly about the nation’s semiquincentennial. Page Middle School Community Engagement Coordinator Tiffany Bates came up with the idea of a landmark scavenger hunt as a fun family activity in an effort to keep “families engaged with our community.” “She wanted to find a way to get families out in the community,” added Kelly. The landmarks listed in the scavenger hunt include Machicomoco State Park, Gloucester Court Circle, Woodville School, Buck’s Store Museum, Ware Episcopal Church, Edge Hill House, Abingdon Episcopal Church, Gloucester Museum of History, Rosewell Ruins, Nuttall Country Store, Battle of the Hook site, Walter Reed’s Birthplace, Werowocomo...

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