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Appomattox Court House National Historical Park

The McLean House

Open
Open All Year

Location
The Mclean house is located within the historic village approximately 150 yards west of the Visitor Center.

Closures
The Park is closed on Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Years.

Special Programs
On site interpretation by Park Rangers is provided on a daily basis, and tours on the hour are available seasonaly.

Exhibits
The three story structure is furnished with mid-nineteenth century furnishings. The Parlor of the house where the surrender meeting took place is furnished with a combination of original and reproduction items.

Available Facilities
Three story house, slave quarters, exterior kitchen and outhouse.




VISITOR CENTERS

Appomattox Court House Visitor Center/Museum

Open
Open All Year

Phone
434-352-8987 x 26

Location
The Visitor Center is in the reconstructed courthouse building on VA 24, 2 miles (4.8 km) northeast of the town of Appomattox, VA. The closest airport is in Lynchburg, VA, 25 miles (40.3 km) west.

Closures
The Park is closed on Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Years.

Special Programs
Living History programs are offered every day during the summer months, and accassionally on weekends in the spring and fall. Actors portray historical figures from the 1860s.

Exhibits
Exhibits include many original artifacts associated with the events surrounding the surrender of the Confederate Army of Northern Virginia. Artifacts range from the pencil used by General Lee to make corrections in the surrender terms to documents and military artifacts.

Available Facilities
The Park has a 70 seat theatre where two different 15 minute slide programs are shown on an hourly schedule. The "Documentary" program covering the campaign is always shown on the 1/2 hour. The second program, "Soldiers Diaries" consists of excerpts from diaries of soldiers who were present at the site in 1865, and is always shown on the hour. The last show of the day is the "Documentary" at 4:30 pm.