Martinsville-Henry County
Heritage Center & Museum
The Martinsville-Henry County Heritage Center & Museum is located inside the former Henry County Courthouse at 1 E. Main St., Martinsville.
Officially, it is open from 1-4 p.m. Tuesdays through Fridays, when docents are available for tours.However, visitors are always welcome whenever the director is there, which is usually from 9-5 weekdays. If you’d like to be sure she will be there before you come, just call 276-403-5361 before making the drive.
Veterans
Tobacco was the first industry.
How the Native Americans lived
The area’s textile heritage
Tools before electricity
C.B. Bryant’s surveying equipment
The Drs. Shackeford
DuPont’s earliest and latest spools of nylon
Sit down and play some music!
From Dyer’s Store area
Original doors are safe doors
Civil War-era weapons
The original Hairstons
Martinsville was once the Sweatshirt Capitol of the World
And, of course - moonshine
The Dick & Willie Railroad lives on in artifacts and photos