Virginia National Guard selects western Henrico site for future museum
HENRICO COUNTY, Va. (WRIC) -- The Virginia National Guard has selected the site for the future Museum of the Virginia National Guard. The Virginia National Guard's S. Gardner Waller Depot, located near the intersection of Staples Mill Road and Waller Road in western Henrico County, has been selected as the site of the museum. Named after Maj. Gen. Samuel Garden Waller, Virginia's Adjutant General from 1931 to 1955, the building will undergo a transformation from a distribution and storage facility to a public museum and education campus over the next several years. The museum has a survey intended to get information from the community about what they would like to see on display when it opens.
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HENRICO COUNTY, Va. (WRIC) -- The Virginia National Guard has selected the site for the future Museum of the Virginia National Guard.
The Virginia National Guard's S. Gardner Waller Depot, located near the intersection of Staples Mill Road and Waller Road in western Henrico County, has been selected as the site of the museum.
Named after Maj. Gen. Samuel Garden Waller, Virginia's Adjutant General from 1931 to 1955, the building will undergo a transformation from a distribution and storage facility to a public museum and education campus over the next several years.
The museum has a survey intended to get information from the community about what they would like to see on display when it opens.
