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Spirit of '76 Museum, Wellington, OH

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Spirit of '76 Museum

Small Wellington museum named for Archibald Willard's famous painting, with Willard works and local history exhibits.

201 North Main Street, Wellington, OH 44090 · Wellington, OH

About Spirit of '76 Museum

Founded in 1968 by the Southern Lorain County Historical Society, this Wellington museum holds more than 5,000 artifacts. It honors painter Archibald M. Willard, whose grandfather's Revolutionary War stories inspired the well-known Spirit of '76 painting, and it displays over 30 of his works along with furniture and murals. Visitors also find exhibits on Wellington's cheese industry and on how the railroad shaped the local area.

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