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2. Patriots Point - Wikipedia

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   The museum was born out of an idea by former naval officer Charles F. Hyatt to develop a major tourist attraction on what had once been a dump for dredged mud. [1] Initial plans for the museum called for a large building onshore to display exhibits related to the history of small combatants ships in the U.S. Navy. [2] On 3 January 1976, the aircraft carrier USS Yorktown was opened to the public.

3. List of museum ships of the United States military - Wikipedia

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   USS North Carolina: United States North Carolina: Wilmington: United States: 1940 North Carolina class: Battleship [46] USS Olympia: United States Pennsylvania: Philadelphia: United States: 1892 Steel-hulled Protected cruiser: Commodore Dewey's flagship, Independence Seaport Museum, served as the flagship at the naval Battle of Manila Bay [47 ...

4. Charleston Navy Yard Officers' Quarters Historic District

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   Charleston Navy Yard Officers' Quarters Historic District is a national historic district located at the former Charleston Naval Shipyard in North Charleston, South Carolina. It encompasses 24 contributing buildings, 2 contributing sites, 1 contributing structure, and 1 contributing object.

5. Charleston Naval Shipyard - Wikipedia

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   The Atlantic Reserve Fleet, Charleston opened in 1946 at the shipyard to store the many surplus ships after World War II. As part of the United States Navy reserve fleets, the fleet "mothballed" ships and submarines. Many of the ships in the fleet were reactivated for the Korean War and some for the Vietnam War.

6. History of Charleston, South Carolina - Wikipedia

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   Charleston Reborn: A Southern City, Its Navy Yard, and World War II. Charleston, SC: The History Press. ISBN 978-1540203618. Hart, Emma (2015). Building Charleston: Town and Society in the Eighteenth Century British Atlantic World (Reprint ed.). Columbia, SC: University of South Carolina Press. ISBN 978-1611176582. Jaher, Frederic (1982).

7. List of museums in North Carolina - Wikipedia

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   Formerly North Carolina Museum of Life and Science, science and natural history exhibits Museum of North Carolina Minerals: Spruce Pine: Mitchell: Western: Natural history: Minerals and gems found in the area and state [65] [66] Museum of North Carolina Traditional Pottery: Seagrove: Randolph: Piedmont Triad: Art: Features displays from ...

8. List of maritime museums in the United States - Wikipedia

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   Erie Canal Museum: Y North Carolina: Beaufort: North Carolina Maritime Museum: Archived 2008-06-18 at the Wayback Machine: Y North Carolina: Hatteras: Graveyard of the Atlantic Museum: Y North Carolina: Manteo: North Carolina Maritime Museum on Roanoke Island: North Carolina: Rodanthe: Chicamacomico Life-Saving Station: North Carolina: Southport

9. USCGC Ingham (WHEC-35) - Wikipedia

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   Acquired by Patriot's Point (located near Charleston, South Carolina) in 1989, Ingham was displayed along with the aircraft carrier Yorktown, the destroyer Laffey, and the submarine Clamagore until 20 August 2009. On 20 August 2009 Ingham was towed to the Coast Guard piers in North Charleston, South Carolina for minor repairs and to await dry ...