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A military museum or war museum is an institution dedicated to the preservation and education of the significance of wars, conflicts, and military actions. These museums serve as repositories of artifacts (not least weapons), documents, photographs, and other memorabilia related to the military and war.
Del Norte County, California: September 1862: 1870: Union Army United States Army Camp Low: San Juan Bautista: San Benito: 1864: 1865: Union Army Fort MacArthur White Point Military Reservation: San Pedro: Los Angeles: 1888 (Still in use) United States Army Fort McDowell: Angel Island: San Francisco: 1901: 1962: United States Army Fort Miley ...
The California State Military Museum was the official military museum of the State of California. It was located in the Old Sacramento State Historic Park at 1119 Second Street. A new site is under development and the museum is expected to reopen by 2024. The museum begun in 1991 during the administration of California governor Pete Wilson.
California State Military Museum website: Fort MacArthur history; Los Angeles Air Force Base Military Directory; U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Fort MacArthur Military Museum; Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS) No. CA-2206, "Fort MacArthur, Pacific Avenue, San Pedro, Los Angeles County, CA", 53 photos, 4 ...
Embattled Dreams: California in War and Peace, 1940-1950 (Oxford University Press, 2002). Verge, Arthur C. “The Impact of the Second World War on Los Angeles.” The Pacific Historical Review 63#3 (1994): 289–314. online; Verge, Arthur C. "World War II" in A Companion to California History ed. by William Deverell and David Igler.
California Coast Guard House Historic Inn and Cottages [108] U.S. Life-Saving Service 1848–1915: Arena Cove Life Saving Station: NRHP 90001363: September 13, 1990 Samoa California Humboldt Bay Maritime Museum: U.S. Coast Guard 1915–Present: CG-36515 No N/A N/A The hull is located at Coast Guard Station Humboldt Bay: San Diego California ...
Naval Operating Base Terminal Island was founded by combining Naval Facilities in cities of San Pedro, Long Beach and Wilmington, California under one command. Much of the base was on the man-made Terminal Island, and harbor in San Pedro Bay. The harbor was made through the construction of a large breakwater system. [1] [2]
San Mateo County History Museum; San Pasqual Battlefield State Historic Park; Santa Barbara Historical Museum; Santa Barbara Mission-Archive Library; Santa Clarita History Center; Santa Cruz Museum of Art and History; Santa Ysabel Asistencia; Shafter station (Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway) Shasta, California; Southwest Museum of the ...