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Anchorage, Alaska: Alaska Veterans Museum

It's here that you'll learn about the Tundra Army Eskimo Scouts, and that the last shot of the American Civil War was fired in the Bering Sea.

Address:
333 W. 4th Ave., Anchorage, AK
Directions:
Take Anchorage's 5th Ave. west to a right onto A St. Down the hill, stay in middle lane, and a left onto 3rd Ave. Between 1st and 2d stop light, turn left into parking lot - $1.25/hr. Go in middle door of Blue Market Place Mall and go upstairs. Go right out the door onto 4th Ave, and museum is 2d door on the right, Suite 227.
Hours:
Summer M-Sa 10-6; off-season W-Sa 10-5 (Call to verify) Local health policies may affect hours and access.
Phone:
907-677-8802
Admission:
Adults $3.
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Alaska Veterans Museum.

Alaska Veterans Museum

Alaska's unique military history, honoring all five Services plus the Merchant Marine. Native warriors, oral histories, and the last shot of the American Civil War -- fired in the Bering Sea.

[Col Suellyn Wright Novak, 08/09/2018]

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