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The Pendelton Building was added to our campus during the 2003 expansion program. It provides the shop space and modern facilities for two of the RFM's major programs, Boat Building and Model Making. These activities support our education programs and special events held throughout the year, such as Family Boat Building weekends and display of the Northern Neck Railroad.
Model Workshop and Northern Neck RR
Model making has become a very important element in our mission to preserve the heritage of the Northern Neck and the lower Bay. Models of Chesapeake Bay workboats, historic homes and other significant structures are continually being added to our displays and dioramas. Much of the model making has been accomplished by a group of highly talented volunteers who meet regularly throughout the year to research and build these well-detailed models. Model building classes are offered by the museum and are conducted by skilled modelers from the region. Much of the model making activity centers on the Northern Neck RR - "the railroad that never was."
Our modelers meet every Thursday at 10am
For more information, contact the Museum at (804) 453-6529.
Children's Model Building WorkshopHeld every Summer
Note: August 2011 Class is full
The childrens model workshop wil be held 10AM until 2PM daily with 30 minutes off for lunch. The children should bring their own lunch. The minimum age for the class is 10 years old. There is only room for six children and we expect to have four return students. If you are interested, an eartly signup is suggested. The cost is $60. Please call the office (804-453-6529) to sign up.
The Little Railroad That (Finally) Could
Photo by W. C. KepnerThe Northern Neck Railroad and Power Co. was supposed to provide a land link from Fredericksburg, Virginia to this sparsely populated peninsula between the Potomac and Rappahannock rivers. The idea was born in 1920, but died the following year when too few investors bought stock to support it. More than 75 years later, the railway became a reality-albeit at HO scale. Thanks to model railroaders, the NNRR&P has run every holiday season for the last six years at the RFM and is soon to be on permanent display. It's also gotten progressively longer, with branches to White Stone and Irvington.
Article and Photo Courtesy of Chesapeake Travel & Life Magazine December 2000
Our modelers re-create Main Street, Reedville as it once was.
Morris House
Morris House Model
Model of The Gables
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504 Main Street • Reedville, VA 22539
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