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The National Museum of the Marine Corps is the historical museum of the United States Marine Corps. Located in Triangle, Virginia near Marine Corps Base Quantico, the museum opened on November 10, 2006, and is now one of the top tourist attractions in the state, drawing over 500,000 people annually. [1]
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Marine Corps Museum, 1960–2005, collections now part of the National Museum of the Marine Corps; National Gallery of Caricature and Cartoon Art, open 1994–1997, collections now at the Library of Congress. [13] National Jewish Museum, collections now online, [14] trying to establish to new museum [15]
The Flying Leatherneck Historical Foundation was formed to support the museum's efforts and to provide interpretive programs to educate the public on the history and legacy of Marine Corps aviation. [16] These include tours for school field trips, STEM education, the Marine Spouse Award, and annual student essay and art contests. [17] [18] [19 ...
In the early 20th century, the Marine Corps displayed historical items such as captured weapons and flags in war trophy rooms at the Headquarters Marine Corps and the Marine Corps Barracks in Washington, D.C. [2] In 1940, the Marine Corps established a proto-museum on the second deck of Little Hall at Marine Corps Base Quantico. [3]
Marine Corps Air-Ground Museum - Marine Corps Base Quantico; Morgan-McClure Motorsports Museum, Abingdon [62] Museum of American Presidents, Strasburg [63] Natural Bridge Toy Museum, Natural Bridge; closed November 2012; Natural Bridge Wax Museum, Natural Bridge, closed in 2014 [64] P. Buckley Moss Museum, Waynesboro, closed in 2014 [65]
Intrepid Sea-Air-Space Museum CSS H. L. Hunley: United States South Carolina: Charleston: Confederate States: 1863 Submarine: Warren Lasch Conservation Hall [23] [circular reference] CSS Neuse: United States North Carolina: Kinston: Confederate States: Albemarle class: Ironclad ram: CSS Neuse Civil War Museum [24] USS Hoga: United States ...
The MCRD San Diego Command Museum is a museum in Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego in San Diego, California. It exhibits historical items relating to the United States Marine Corps. [1] It opened on November 10, 1987, and was officially designated as a command museum on January 8, 1993. It is located in Day Hall, Building 26.