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The Memorial also overlooks the scene of the Battle of the Virginia Capes, in which the French navy prevented the British from reinforcing General Cornwallis, and led to the Franco-American victory at Yorktown. A statue of Admiral Comte de Grasse and a granite memorial honor those who fought in the battle.
Virginia: Norfolk: Hampton Roads Naval Museum: Archived 2015-07-17 at the Wayback Machine: Y Virginia: Portsmouth: Portsmouth Naval Shipyard Museum: Y Virginia: Quantico: National Museum of the Marine Corps: Archived 2006-05-02 at the Wayback Machine: Virginia: Reedville: Reedville Fisherman's Museum: Y Virginia: Virginia Beach
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.
American Revolutionary War museums in Virginia (1 P) Pages in category "Military and war museums in Virginia" The following 26 pages are in this category, out of 26 total.
Life of Stephen Decatur: A Commodore in the Navy of the United States. C. C. Little and J. Brown. Mooney, James L., ed. (1983). Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. Vol. 6. Defense Dept., Navy, Naval History Division. ISBN 978-0-16-002030-8. Palmer, Samuel Putnam (1989). Stoddert's War: Naval Operations During the Quasi War with France ...
19th-century period boyhood home of R.J. Reynolds, operated by Virginia Tech: Richmond County Museum: Warsaw: Richmond: Chesapeake Bay: Local history: website: Richmond National Battlefield Park: Richmond: Richmond: Central: Civil War: Commemorates over 30 American Civil War sites around Richmond Richmond Railroad Museum: Richmond: Richmond ...
The Franco-American alliance first flourished in Newport, R.I., helping to win the U.S. to win independence.
Museum of the Confederacy in Richmond, VA official website; City of Norfolk Sewells Point 1923 Annexation; USS Monitor Center and Exhibit Newport News, Virginia Archived 2004-10-22 at the Wayback Machine; Mariner's Museum, Newport News, Virginia; Hampton Roads Naval Museum Archived 2015-07-17 at the Wayback Machine; Norfolk City Historical Society