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	Roanoke Visitor Center/ Staunton River Battlefield State Park
_______________	(434)-454-4312 http://www.state.va.us/dcr/pa rks/srbbsp.htm#General Contact for hours. Cost: Parking and entry are free. The Visitor Center is a 100 year old Roanoke Train Station that was relocated to the Staunton River Battlefield State Park. It opened in 2002 as the Roanoke Visitor Center to house an archaeological exhibit of Native American artifacts excavated from the park by the Longwood University Archaeological Field School. Investigation of the Late-Woodland American Indians at the Park is a joint effort by the Longwood University Archeology Field School, the Virginia Division of Parks and the Archaeological Society of Virginia. The investigation at the site has yielded information on daily life along the banks of the Staunton River from 1000 to 1450 A.D. Directions: Take US-360 northeast from South Boston. After crossing the river go 2.7 miles to SR-608 and turn left. Go 1.5 miles and turn left onto SR-607 and go 4.8 miles to park entrance. Click here for a map of the general location. Click here for a map of the park.
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