News & Events
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Hundreds attend symposium on the Doolittle Raid of WWII
Posted: Apr 26, 2017On Friday, April 21, more than 350 people came to the USS Yorktown and sat in the shadow of the B-25 on display to hear the story of one of […]
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Chief Petty Officer-Selects Volunteer Time at Patriots Point
Posted: Apr 24, 2017Patriots Point Naval & Maritime Museum recently enjoyed a day of extra help from the Lowcountry Chiefs’ Mess of the Chief Petty Officer Association (United States Coast Guard). The helping […]
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Hundreds of Veterans Attend Vietnam Veterans Day Events
Posted: Apr 10, 2017More than 500 Vietnam War veterans attended the Vietnam Veterans Day events held at Patriots Point Naval & Maritime Museum on March 29, 2017. The event was held on the […]
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Project Underway to Remove Old Fuel From the Yorktown
Posted: Mar 15, 2017Patriots Point Naval & Maritime Museum is taking the first steps to address repairs called for in 2015 structural assessment of the USS Yorktown. Over the past two weeks, a […]
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Register Now for 2017 Teacher Recertification Program at Patriots Point
Posted: Mar 03, 2017As part of its Blended Learning Initiative, the Patriots Point Institute of History, Science and Technology (PPIHST) is excited to host its sixth annual Teacher’s Recertification Professional Development Program on […]
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Current NASA Astronaut to Speak at Black History Month Symposium Honoring SC Hero and Astronaut Ron McNair
Posted: Feb 16, 2017On Thursday, February 23, two-time space traveling astronaut Christopher Cassidy will board the USS Yorktown to discuss the life and accomplishments of S.C. hero Ron McNair during a Patriots Point […]
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Patriots Point greets 10 millionth paid visitor
Posted: Feb 02, 2017At just about noon on Wednesday, February 1, a family from Canandaigua, New York stepped up to the ticket window to purchase their tickets to visit Patriots Point Naval & […]
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Board votes to name USS Yorktown Chapel for Plankowner
Posted: Jan 27, 2017The Patriots Point Development Authority Board of Directors voted on January 20 to name the chapel of the USS Yorktown in honor of Reverend Harold Syfrett. A WWII veteran & […]
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Patriots Point to Celebrate the Museum’s 10 Millionth Paid Visitor
Posted: Jan 27, 2017Sometime in early February, Patriots Point Naval & Maritime Museum’s 10 millionth paid visitor will walk down the museum’s pier on Charleston Harbor to board the historic aircraft carrier USS […]
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Yorktown veteran celebrates 95th birthday on the ship
Posted: Jan 25, 2017Beloved USS Yorktown veteran and museum volunteer Bill Watkinson celebrated his 95th birthday on Monday, January 23 on the hangar deck of his favorite aircraft carrier along with a large […]