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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.
Pages in category "Marine Corps museums in the United States" The following 14 pages are in this category, out of 14 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
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]
A year after the museum closed its doors at Miramar, the Flying Leatherneck Museum will relocate to Orange County. Marine Corps Flying Leatherneck Museum to Reopen at Former El Toro Base Skip to ...
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: National Museum of the Marine Corps: Archived 2006-05-02 at the Wayback Machine: Virginia: Reedville
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 Marine Corps Museum was located on the first floor of the Marine Corps Historical Society in Building 58. The museum closed on July 1, 2005, during the establishment of the National Museum of the Marine Corps near Marine Corps Base Quantico. The Yard was headquarters to the Marine Corps Historical Center. That moved in 2006 to Quantico.
Pages in category "Marine Corps museums" ... Pacific War Museum; R. Royal Marines Museum This page was last edited on 15 July 2010, at 13:23 (UTC). ...