OUR MUSEUM HAS INDOOR AND OUTDOOR EXHIBITS & campus tour
The Museum Building
The Museum Building
The Museum Building
Our primary exhibition center for Cape Charles history. See our collection of Chesapeake Bay steamship and ferry models.
Bloxom Station
The Museum Building
The Museum Building
A reconstruction of the railroad station at Bloxom, including roof supports salvaged from the original building.
Diesel Locomotive
The Museum Building
Diesel Locomotive
Our GP7 diesel locomotive from the Eastern Shore Railroad.
Our Railroad Cars
Our Railroad Cars
Diesel Locomotive
Our collection of railroad cars, including a caboose, baggage car, tank car, box car, flat car and gondola car.
Pilot House
Our Railroad Cars
Pilot House
Originally stood atop a barge that ferried railroad cars across the Chesapeake Bay.
Jetty House
Our Railroad Cars
Pilot House
Originally stood on a jetty in Cape Charles to house barge operations equipment. Take a tour of the campus dawn to dusk by QR code on museum steps or button below.
2024 EXHIBIT - CAPE CHARLES: 1883-1950
Cape Charles, the Transportation Hub Era
Early detailed history with news articles and captions Covering the town to 1950, before innovations in transportation changed the face of Cape Charles. See Cape Charles through the lens of two photographers whose photos document the period from 1907 - 1921.