Newport News, Virginia - USS Monitor - Civil War Ironclad Replica

Address:
101 Museum Pkwy, Newport News, VA
Directions:
Mariners Museum, US Hwy 60 and Museum Drive.
Hours:
Monitor displays opens Mar 2007. (Call to verify)
Phone:
757-591-2107

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Newport News, Virginia - USS Monitor - Civil War Ironclad Replica

In Newport News, Virginia, an accurate reproduction of the Union ironclad ship, the Monitor, was christened on June 11, 2006. It will be the centerpiece of the USS Monitor Center, which will open in March 2007 at the Mariners Museum. The ship sank near Cape Hatteras on December 31, 1862, and was discovered in 1973.

Artifacts from the actual shipwreck and arch-enemy ironclad, the Confederacy's Merrimack, have been exhibited at the museum. The anchor from the Monitor has been on display since 1998. [Roadsideamerica.com Team, 06/30/2006]

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