Chamber History
Mission Statement
The goal of the Middlesex County Chamber of Commerce is to promote new enterprises, unite established businesses and to provide networking opportunities to allow the county to flourish and prosper.
A Chamber of Commerce previously was active in Middlesex from the early 1970’s until 1996. It was dissolved in 1996.
In March 2007, Pastor Elizabeth Goins started exploring the idea of re-activating the Middlesex County Chamber of Commerce. She met with many of the county’s businesses individually to determine if there was enough interest. She also tried to find records from the previous Chamber to see if anything could be used to re-activate the group.
An exploratory meeting of all interested businesses and county people was held on May 22, 2007. A decision was made to go forward with the organization of a Middlesex County Chamber of Commerce.
By July 2, 2007, a working Board of Directors was formed to work to create the necessary legal forms and business plan required to apply to the IRS for 501(c)(6) status for the new organization.
Business Description
The Middlesex County Chamber of Commerce (MCCC) is a 501(c)(6) tax-exempt, membership organization per the IRS rules regarding business associations and Chambers of Commerce. The Board of Directors consists of President, Vice President, Secretary and Treasurer.
The Chamber’s mailing address is:
P.O. Box 192
Urbanna, Virginia 23175
The office phone is:
804-384-2817
Office hours:
Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
The goal of the Middlesex County Chamber of Commerce is to promote new enterprises, unite established businesses and to provide networking opportunities to allow the county to flourish and prosper.
A Chamber of Commerce previously was active in Middlesex from the early 1970’s until 1996. It was dissolved in 1996.
In March 2007, Pastor Elizabeth Goins started exploring the idea of re-activating the Middlesex County Chamber of Commerce. She met with many of the county’s businesses individually to determine if there was enough interest. She also tried to find records from the previous Chamber to see if anything could be used to re-activate the group.
An exploratory meeting of all interested businesses and county people was held on May 22, 2007. A decision was made to go forward with the organization of a Middlesex County Chamber of Commerce.
By July 2, 2007, a working Board of Directors was formed to work to create the necessary legal forms and business plan required to apply to the IRS for 501(c)(6) status for the new organization.
Business Description
The Middlesex County Chamber of Commerce (MCCC) is a 501(c)(6) tax-exempt, membership organization per the IRS rules regarding business associations and Chambers of Commerce. The Board of Directors consists of President, Vice President, Secretary and Treasurer.
The Chamber’s mailing address is:
P.O. Box 192
Urbanna, Virginia 23175
The office phone is:
804-384-2817
Office hours:
Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
County History
Middlesex County History History buffs will find the Middlesex County Museum, located in the old clerk’s office at the county seat in Saluda, a wealth of information. For those interested in genealogy, county records date back to the 1600’s. A branch of the Museum has also been opened in the Old Tobacco Warehouse in Urbanna. Exhibits reflect the county’s more than 300-year-old history. Pick up a free copy of Rivers and Roads of Middlesex County, Virginia for a self-guided tour of all the historic sites, from Deltaville to Remlik. Deltaville, once known as the wooden boat-building capital of the Chesapeake Bay, is also home to the Deltaville Maritime Museum and Stingray Point, where Captain John Smith was stung by a stingray! Middlesex County boasts two large campgrounds and over 22 marinas, charters, boat rentals and public boat launches.
Throughout the year, fishing tournaments and community festivals celebrate the water and its bounty. Salt-water is not the only water that calls! Take a guided kayak trip on the Dragon Run, a fresh water tributary meandering through most of the county. The serenity of the marsh grasses and bald cypress draped with Spanish moss makes the “Dragon” one of the most beautiful rivers in the state. On Route 33, just east of Saluda, is Christ Church, also on the Virginia Historic Landmarks Register. Here you may visit the gravesite of the legendary Lt. Gen. Lewis B. “Chesty” Puller, who, through 19 campaigns, became the most decorated officer in the U.S. Marine Corps. Although few military battles were fought on its soil, Middlesex County has been a hotbed of history. Rosegill Plantation, at the mouth of Urbanna Creek, just outside present day Urbanna, was a center of social and political affairs. Two Colonial governors lived here. The quaint shops and restaurants of the Town of Urbanna today are all part of the Historic District containing many buildings from the 18th and 19th centuries including the Tobacco Warehouse, Lansdowne and the second courthouse (now the Middlesex County Woman’s Club).
Take a trolley tour of the Town to see many homes and buildings from the Colonial period still in use today.
Throughout the year, fishing tournaments and community festivals celebrate the water and its bounty. Salt-water is not the only water that calls! Take a guided kayak trip on the Dragon Run, a fresh water tributary meandering through most of the county. The serenity of the marsh grasses and bald cypress draped with Spanish moss makes the “Dragon” one of the most beautiful rivers in the state. On Route 33, just east of Saluda, is Christ Church, also on the Virginia Historic Landmarks Register. Here you may visit the gravesite of the legendary Lt. Gen. Lewis B. “Chesty” Puller, who, through 19 campaigns, became the most decorated officer in the U.S. Marine Corps. Although few military battles were fought on its soil, Middlesex County has been a hotbed of history. Rosegill Plantation, at the mouth of Urbanna Creek, just outside present day Urbanna, was a center of social and political affairs. Two Colonial governors lived here. The quaint shops and restaurants of the Town of Urbanna today are all part of the Historic District containing many buildings from the 18th and 19th centuries including the Tobacco Warehouse, Lansdowne and the second courthouse (now the Middlesex County Woman’s Club).
Take a trolley tour of the Town to see many homes and buildings from the Colonial period still in use today.
