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The Hanover Arts and Activities Center is located in Ashland, Virginia, the home of Randolph Macon College, many major businesses throughout the State, and a short 20-minute drive north of historical Richmond, Virginia.  Originally developed by the railroad as a mineral springs resort in the 1840s, Ashland was incorporated as an independent town in 1858.  In 1859, a congregation of like-minded community members formed the First Baptist Church of Ashland, and built themselves a small one-room church.  For 104 years, the building served the community

as a church with the exception during the Civil War when it was used as a temporary hospital.  Then in 1969, it was converted into a public non-profit community arts, education, and activities center which continued to serve the community even into the next century.   ^> More History