Editing Exmore, Virginia (section)

==History==
[[Benjamin's Department Store]] and the [[John W. Chandler House]] are listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]].<ref name="nris">{{NRISref|version=2010a}}</ref>

The Virginia Barrier Island Center (BIC) offers exhaustive information on the local culture and history. Founded in 1996 and opened to visitors in 2002 on the former site of the Almshouse Farm in [[Machipongo, Virginia|Machipongo]] 10 miles south of the town of Exmore and 20 miles north of the [[Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel]], the BIC is a cultural center, a museum and a meeting and event place. Its mission is to preserve and perpetuate the culture and history of Virginia's barrier islands through education and the collection and interpretation of artifacts. The museum holds more than 7,500 artefacts and showcases a permanent exhibition.<ref>[http://www.barrierislandscenter.org/directions-hours/ Official Eastern Shore of Virginia Barrier Island Center website]</ref>