October 2, 201411 yr #1 The Big Room--The history of AMA from 1900-1984 is depicted in The Big Room along with a few temporary exhibits including " The AMA/VMI connection " and " Don't Fence me in " a recent installation on a book authored by an AMA cadet that was prisoner in the Bergen-Belson concentration camp during the Holocaust. The AMA museum is located in Fort Defiance, VA. for info contact: Crysta Stephenson Museum Director Augusta Military Academy Alumni House/Museum P.O. Box 101 1640 Lee Highway Fort Defiance, VA 24437 540-248-3007 540-248-4533 - fax
October 2, 201411 yr Author #2 The Sports Room- the AMA Museum keeps a large exhibit on sports at the school. Football was king, followed by basketball and baseball. Over the years, the school hosted large boxing tournaments in the 1930s, fielded crack rifle teams and sponsored intense fencing and la crosse programs.
October 2, 201411 yr Author #3 Maggie Belles Parlor- Maggie Belle Robinson Roller lived in the home that houses the museum most of her life. This room is dedicated to her and depicts the family's parlor in the late 1800s.
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