News & Events
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Patriots Point to Honor Vietnam Veterans and share the story of Lucy Caldwell
Posted: Feb 07, 2023Patriots Point to Honor Vietnam Veterans and share the story of Lucy Caldwell; Will offer Vietnam Veterans Free Admission on Vietnam Veterans Day March 29, 2023 is the 50th anniversary […]
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Patriots Point Development Authority Board Selects Allison Hunt To Serve As Executive Director
Posted: Jan 30, 2023On Friday, January 27, 2023, the Patriots Point Development Authority Board (PPDA) unanimously selected Allison Hunt to serve as the state agency’s executive director. She will begin on March 1. […]
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A Blast from the Past
Posted: Jan 30, 2023I spent the night on a WWII aircraft carrier. Not many people can say that – unless they’ve completed Operation Overnight onboard the Patriots Point Naval & Maritime Museum. Operation […]
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Patriots Point Flight Academy To Host “AviCom 2023” Aboard USS Yorktown
Posted: Jan 17, 2023The Patriots Point Flight Academy will host the inaugural AviCom two-day competition and teacher professional development program on board the aircraft carrier USS Yorktown. In collaboration with the South Carolina […]
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Scrappy’s Back in Town
Posted: Jan 11, 2023Scrappy’s Return There’s a familiar face appearing around town again. Scrappy, the Patriots Point Naval & Maritime Museum mascot, is attending Cool Ray’s 30th birthday bash at Mascot Mania on […]
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A Christmas Story: “‘Round the Moon and Back”
Posted: Dec 19, 2022If you wander the main deck of the USS Yorktown CV-10, you’ll see a reproduction of the Apollo 8 capsule. Step inside, and you can experience a little of what […]
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Yorktown Spotlight: Hannah Webb
Posted: Dec 06, 2022Meet Hannah, an intern working with us this Fall/Winter semester. She’s a sophomore at the College of Charleston and plans to study hospitality and tourism. We sat down and talked […]
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Thanksgiving on the Yorktown in 1943
Posted: Nov 21, 2022It was November 25, 1943. The USS Yorktown CV-10 was in the middle of a pivotal operation: the occupation of the Gilbert Islands. Just six days earlier, she had sent […]
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6 Things You Didn’t Know about the USS Yorktown’s First Captain
Posted: Nov 10, 2022Admiral Joseph James “Jocko” Clark served as the revered captain of the USS Yorktown CV-10. In honor of his birthday on November 12 and Native American Heritage Month, we’ve put […]
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Cookies Made from USS Yorktown’s WWII Recipe Now Available for Ordering Online
Posted: Oct 07, 2022Patriots Point Naval & Maritime Museum’s popular “Captain Jocko’s Chocos” chocolate chip cookies are now available for ordering online and can be shipped to the hero in your life in […]