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The museum's permanent exhibits include material on the Battle of the Chesapeake (1781), the American Civil War in Hampton Roads, the Great White Fleet, World War II and the Cold War. Museum holdings are strong in the areas of naval prints, ship models and underwater archaeology. The Hampton Roads Naval Museum is the official repository of the ...
Mathews Maritime Museum: Virginia: Morattico: Morattico Maritime Museum: Virginia: Newport News: Mariners' Museum and Park, the official National Maritime Museum Y Virginia: Norfolk: Hampton Roads Naval Museum: Archived 2015-07-17 at the Wayback Machine: Y Virginia: Portsmouth: Portsmouth Naval Shipyard Museum: Y Virginia: Quantico
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.
The Quasi-War [a] was an undeclared war from 1798 to 1800 between the United States and the French First Republic.It was fought almost entirely at sea, primarily in the Caribbean and off the East Coast of the United States, with minor actions in the Indian Ocean and Mediterranean Sea.
American Civil War museums in Virginia (2 C, 29 P) ... Portsmouth Naval Shipyard Museum; S. ... Virginia War Museum; W.
The Franco-American alliance first flourished in Newport, R.I., helping to win the U.S. to win independence.
Tangier History Museum & Interpretive Cultural Center: Tangier Island: Accomack: Eastern Shore: Local history: website: Taubman Museum of Art: Roanoke: Roanoke: Shenandoah Valley: Art: Formerly the Art Museum of Western Virginia, focus is American art, particularly Western Virginia and the Appalachian region This Century Art Gallery ...
The Lightship Portsmouth is a museum ship that is part of the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard Museum. Built in 1915 and began service as part of the U.S. Lighthouse Service in 1916. In 1964, the lightship was retired to Portsmouth, Virginia. In 1989, the Lightship Portsmouth was designated a National Historic Landmark. Now a museum, the ship's ...