News & Events
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Pay What You Can Afford for Museum Admission Jan. 2-3
Posted: Dec 30, 2020Pay What You Can Weekend is back for the tenth year! Saturday, Jan. 2 and Sunday, Jan. 3 instead of standard admission and parking fees, families are encouraged to pay […]
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Foundation Donor Provides New Tires For Museum Aircraft
Posted: Sep 22, 2020A donation to the USS Yorktown Foundation is funding the replacement of 72 tires on 22 different aircraft at Patriots Point Naval & Maritime Museum. The $65,000 project also includes […]
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9/11 Silent Walk and Patriots Point To Livestream 9/11 Service
Posted: Sep 09, 2020On Friday, Sept. 11, the 9/11 Silent Walk and Patriots Point Naval & Maritime Museum will live stream a memorial service to honor the 2,977 victims killed in the terrorist […]
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VJ Day – Back In Time to Sept. ’45
Posted: Sep 04, 2020This week, the United States commemorated the 75th anniversary of the official end of World War II. On September 2, 1945, historically referred to as V-J Day (Victory over Japan), […]
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PPDA Board Reflects on the Passing Of Chairman Hall
Posted: Aug 17, 2020It was a shock to learn of the passing of Bill Hall, Sr., Chairman of our Board. He had served less than a year, but it didn’t take long for […]
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New Tour Explores Sailor Artwork and Life Aboard the Aircraft Carrier
Posted: Jul 27, 2020An all-new guided-tour takes visitors on an hour journey throughout the aircraft carrier Yorktown. The Steel Canvas Tour features artwork created by sailors aboard the ship more than 50 years […]
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Operation Intern Takeover
Posted: Jul 14, 2020Hello Patriots Point Supporters! My name is Jen and I am a very recent graduate of the Citadel Class of 2020. My degree is in Business Administration and I was […]
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Teacher Discount Launches In Appreciation of Educators
Posted: Jun 24, 2020Saturday, June 27 we will begin offering a teacher appreciation discount. The three-dollar discount will require a school identification badge at the ticket window. “Every year we meet teachers from […]
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In His Words, The Battle of Midway – Truly 🇺🇸 Historic Blog
Posted: Jun 04, 2020This week we’re commemorating the 78th anniversary of the truly historic Battle of Midway which took place June 4-7, 1942. I’m going to share the story of the battle through […]
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Museum Receives $11k Bridge Grant
Posted: May 27, 2020Our museum has received an $11,000 Bridge Grant from South Carolina Humanities (www.schumanities.org). Funding for Bridge Grants has been provided by the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) as part […]
