Appomattox Court House National Historical Park - Appomattox VA National Park

Appomattox Court House National Historical Park
Appomattox Virginia National Park

Name	Appomattox Court House National Historical Park
Address	Route 24 Appomattox, VA 24522
Brief Description	National Park
Type	Attraction
Category	National Park
Description	Walk the old country lanes where Robert E. Lee, Commanding General of the Army of Northern Virginia, surrendered his men to Ulysses Grant, General-in-Chief of all United States forces, on April 9, 1865. Imagine the events that signaled the end of the Southern States' attempt to create a separate nation. The National Park encompasses approximately 1800 acres of rolling hills in rural central Virginia. The site includes the McLean home (surrender site) and the village of Appomattox Court House, Virginia, the former county seat for Appomattox County. The site also has the home and burial place of Joel Sweeney - the popularizer of the modern five string banjo. There are twenty seven original 19th century structures on the site.
Phone 1	(434) 352-8987
Handicapped Accessible	No
Website	www.nps.gov/apco/index.htm
Last Updated	1/23/2013
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