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The African American Military History Museum, also known as East Sixth Street USO Building, located in Hattiesburg, Mississippi, United States, opened to the public on May 23, 2009. The museum building was originally constructed in 1942 as a USO Club for African American soldiers who were stationed at Camp Shelby .
At that time, the museum was housed in a small room of a warehouse at Camp Shelby. In 2001, a 23,000 sq ft (2,100 m 2) facility was completed. The museum contained 16,000 sq ft (1,500 m 2) of exhibits, 17,000 artifacts, 4,500 volumes of military history, and 2,000 historical documents. In February 2015, the museum was closed for expansion.
website, open-air museum about the state agriculture and forestry industry, including farmers, loggers, sawmill workers, agricultural aviators, Mississippi 4-H Museum [31] Mississippi Armed Forces Museum: Hattiesburg Forrest Southeast Military Located at Camp Shelby: Mississippi Civil Rights Museum: Jackson Hinds Southwest Civil rights website
Camp Shelby is also home to the Mississippi Armed Forces Museum. The history of Camp Shelby is significant part of the museum's collection. The post closed shortly after the end of World War II. During the Korean War, Camp Shelby was established as an emergency railhead facility.
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African American Military History Museum, 305 E. 6th Street; Mississippi Armed Forces Museum at Camp Shelby; Freedom Summer Trails; Hattiesburg Area Historical Society Museum, 723 Main Street; De Grummond Children's Literature Museum [44] [45] Hattiesburg Pocket Museum, 119 W Front St