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CAPE CHARLES MUSEUM

Cape Charles Museum Oyster Roast Nov. 25

Discover the Wonders of Cape Charles Museum and Welcome Center Museum

Step into a world of wonder and explore the rich history of art and culture at Cape Charles Museum and Welcome Center Museum. Our extensive collection of artifacts and exhibits spans several centuries, and includes everything from ancient pottery to modern art pieces. With new exhibits added regularly, there is always something new to discover at our museum.

Online Ticket Sales are Closed for the Oyster Roast. There are a few left at Periwinkles.

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Open Friday evenings 5-7pm Nov 24 to Dec 22 only

Cape Charles Historical Society and Museum

The Cape Charles Museum presents “Friday Nights at the Museum” 5-7pm Nov 24 to Dec 22. Reopening in the spring. The Museum is owned and operated by the Cape Charles Historical Society.  We invite you to become a member and support us in the preservation of the history of Cape Charles and lower Northampton County. 

Campus Tour

Videos

New Oral History Videos Series

Help us film more oral history videos by becoming a Sponsor. 

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Watch & learn about Cape Charles

Classic images of Steamers & Rails of Cape Charles

Available now

Cape Charles - A Railroad Town

This popular book by Jim Lewis has long been out of print..   Xenophon Press has  re-published it for us. It is for sale in Hard Cover or Soft Cover versions.

Purchase at the Museum, or order online. Website orders shipped only.

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see our june 2023 newsletter

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also, see our permanent exhibits

Our Busch-Sulzer Diesel Generator

Our Busch-Sulzer Diesel Generator

Our Busch-Sulzer Diesel Generator

This engine and generator supplied power to the town and local area during periods of peak demand from 1947 until the mid-1980s. 

Our Chesapeake Bay Ferry Models

Our Busch-Sulzer Diesel Generator

Our Busch-Sulzer Diesel Generator

An extensive model collection of Chesapeake Bay ferries  and steamboats from the mid-19th Century until the opening of the Bridge-Tunnel.  Use the button to see Jim Garrison's video series on the Virginia Ferry Corporation (VFC).  SEE MORE ON VFC BELOW

VFC Video

PLUS MUCH, MUCH MORE

Photographs and artifacts depicting the extensive history of Cape Charles, the railroad and the ferry service across the Bay to Norfolk.  Also, see a videos related to the  Chesapeake Bay impact crater and core samples taken during its investigation.

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The Virginia ferry corporation

Jim Garrison continues work on his video series on the ferries, and he is looking for more images and film. If you have something you would be willing to share for future productions he would be very grateful. 

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in the news! articles on museum from the eastern shore post & a video by "Delmarva now"

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your donations keep our museum open

Our locomotive and freight cars were donated to the museum at the closure of the Cape Charles rail yard.  Moving them to our site  strained our finances in 2019, and now we have to begin their restoration.   Meanwhile, we receive, archive and display many artifacts related to the history of Cape Charles, as well as maintain an extensive library of historical photographs.   Please consider a donation  to help us continue to preserve the history of this historic Eastern Shore town..

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Our Photographs

Photos of the Cape Charles Museum, Bloxom Railway Station, The Jetty House, and Train cars copyright Ron Wrucke, Eastern Shore Imaging


All other images are by Museum staff and volunteers, archival, or public domain. Please credit the Cape Charles Historical Society as source. Thank you!

Cape Charles History Blog

More Cape Charles History

A new walking tour: "The Invisible History of African Americans in Cape Charles" launched by the Cape Charles Rotary Club, Link below. Contact the Rotary Club with questions  cape.charles.rotary@gmail.com 

African American Sites Walking Tour

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