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Established in 1853, Drakes Branch rose to prominence as a large dark-fired tobacco market. For over 100 years, eight warehouses and numerous prizeries served the farmers of Southside Virginia...until the Great Depression of the 1930s. Wall Street recovered. The tobacco warehouses did not. |
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The Drakes Branch Museum is housed in the old State Bank of Charlotte County on Main Street. The bank was built in 1906. (Pictured above left.) The train station (pictured at the left) replaced the one burned during the Wilson-Kautz Raid in 1864. |
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The museum honors the railroad, the industries, the churches, the schools, and the farms that have been a part of the proud history of the community. |
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2010 Calendar: The Drakes Branch Museum will be open on the 2nd and 4th Saturdays from 10 AM to Noon and for special exhibits as posted. |
Special Events Special exhibits or demonstrations are offered. If information is not posted here, or on the Charlotte County web page, call the Town Clerk, 434-568-3091.
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The Drakes Branch Museum welcomes your gifts of time, funding, and artifacts. |
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