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Mandarin Museum & Historical Society

Walter Jones Historical Park

Located in Walter Jones Historical Park, the Mandarin Museum & Historical Society features exhibits about the historic village of Mandarin.  Visitors can also see artifacts from the Civil War-era steamboat Maple Leaf and items from Harriet Beecher Stowe's Walter Jones Historic Parkcottage, as well as works from local artists including Charlie Brown, Memphis Wood and C. Ford Riley. In the park, visitors can explore the everyday life of Mandarin in the 1800s.  The park features an 1875 farmhouse, barn, outbuildings, sawmill, a riverfront boardwalk and picnic pavilions.

The organization also operates the Mandarin Store & Post Office.  Now a National Historic Register Landmark, the building served as the commercial hub of the Mandarin community from 1911 until it closed in 1964.  The building contains many of the store's original furnishings and documents.  Nearby is the Mandarin Community Club. Built in 1872, with funds raised by Harriet Beecher Stowe, the building served as a school and community hall for many years.

Walter Jones Historical Park

11964 Mandarin Road
Open daily 7 a.m. – 10 p.m.
Admission Free

Mandarin Museum & Historical Society

Open Tuesday, Thursday and Friday 1 – 4 p.m. Saturday 9 a.m. – 4 p.m.
Admission Free
Contact: 268-0784

Mandarin Store & Post Office

12471 Mandarin Road
1st and 3rd Saturday 1 – 3 p.m.
Admission Free