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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.
Aviation first arrived at Quantico on 6 May 1896 when Dr. Samuel Pierpont Langley (1834–1906), Astronomer and third Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, launched his successful Aerodrome #5, a steam engine powered, unpiloted aircraft from a houseboat in the shadow of Chopawamsic Island adjacent to the present-day approach end of Runway 20 at Quantico Marine Corps Air Facility.
Used primarily for training purposes, MCB Quantico is known as the "Crossroads of the Marine Corps". [1] [3] Quantico Station is a census-designated place (CDP) in Prince William and Stafford counties in the U.S. state of Virginia, used by the Census Bureau to describe base housing. The population was 4,452 at the 2010 census.
Commanding General's Quarters, Quantico Marine Base, also known as Building Number 1 and Quarters 1, is a historic home located at Marine Corps Base Quantico, [3] Quantico, Prince William County, Virginia. It was built in 1920, and is a large, two-story, concrete-block-and-frame, Dutch Colonial Revival style house.
The Marine Corps Training and Education Command (TECOM) is the primary training command of the United States Marine Corps.TECOM leads the Marine Corps Training and Education continuum from individual entry-level training, professional military education and continuous professional development, through unit, collective, and service-level training in order to produce warfighters and enhance ...
Quantico (/ ˈ k w ɒ n t ɪ k oʊ /; formerly Potomac) [5] is a town in Prince William County, Virginia, United States. The population was 480 at the 2010 census . Quantico is approximately 35 miles southwest of Washington, D.C. , bordered by the Potomac River to the east and the Quantico Creek to the north.
The FBI Academy is the Federal Bureau of Investigation's law enforcement training and research center near the town of Quantico in Prince William County, Virginia. The academy occupies 547 acres (221 ha) on the US Marine Corps Base Quantico. [1]
The North Fork of Quantico Creek, from the North Valley trail Map of Prince William Forest Park. Prince William Forest Park is a National Park Service (NPS) site in the U.S. state of Virginia within Prince William County (and very partially Stafford County), located adjacent to the Marine Corps Base Quantico near the town of Dumfries.