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Posts Tagged ‘Charleston’
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New USS Laffey Combat Information Center (CIC) Exhibit Opening
Posted: Jun 22, 2016Starting Saturday, June 25, a new high-tech exhibit aboard the USS Laffey at Patriots Point will takes visitors behind the curtain of the Cold War for a tension-filled portrayal of […]
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Patriots Point to Host 9/11 Never Forget Mobile Exhibit
Posted: May 16, 2016An 1,100 square foot, mobile exhibit that honors the more than 3,000 victims killed during the 9/11 terrorist attacks will be on display at Patriots Point Naval & Maritime Museum […]
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1955 Cannon Street All Stars Share Story for Black History Month
Posted: Feb 24, 2016On the morning of Thursday, February 11th, hundreds gathered on the USS Yorktown to hear the story of the 1955 Cannon Street YMCA All Stars from several members of that […]
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Patriots Point Development Authority Announces Addition to Board of Directors
Posted: Jan 25, 2016South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley has approved a recommendation from the state’s head of military operations, Major General Robert E. Livingston, Jr., to appoint Richard Wilkerson, former chairman and president […]
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Patriots Point to Examine Struggle for African-American Team that Changed the Landscape of Youth Baseball in the Lowcountry
Posted: Jan 20, 2016On Thursday, February 11, Patriots Point Naval & Maritime Museum will host a free symposium to remember the impact of Charleston’s Cannon Street YMCA All-Stars team (the only non-white Little […]
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Collins Engineers Release Structural Report On The USS YORKTOWN
Posted: Jan 16, 2015MOUNT PLEASANT, S.C. – After more than 40 years of resting in the salty waters of Charleston Harbor, it has been determined that the USS Yorktown is in relatively great […]
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USS Yorktown CV-10 Association Accepting Scholarship Applications for Fall 2015
Posted: Jan 09, 2015Mt. Pleasant, S.C. – The USS Yorktown CV-10 Association is accepting applications for their 2015 scholarship program. Two scholarships are offered; one for a descendant of a USS Yorktown Crew […]
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Patriots Point Invites Visitors To Pay What They Can Jan. 3 & 4
Posted: Dec 29, 2014Mount Pleasant, S.C. – Patriots Point Naval & Maritime Museum will ask visitors to name their own admission price during the first weekend of 2015, January 3 and 4. This […]
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Vietnam Experience Exhibit to Open November 8
Posted: Oct 28, 2014The Patriots Point Naval & Maritime Museum is using state-of-the-art technology to bring the history of the Vietnam War to life in a new two and one-half acre Vietnam Experience […]
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Work continues on schedule for new Vietnam Experience exhibit
Posted: Oct 03, 2014Efforts to create a more inclusive and interactive Vietnam Experience exhibit are well underway at Patriots Point Naval & Maritime Museum. The new exhibit is on schedule to open in […]