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Map all coordinates using OpenStreetMap. ... Pages in category "Military and war museums in New Jersey" The following 12 pages are in this category, out of 12 total.
The not-for-profit museum's purpose is to preserve and explain New Jersey's military heritage, by collecting, preserving and displaying artifacts with specific relevance and historical significance to the New Jersey Army National Guard, the New Jersey Air National Guard and the New Jersey Naval Militia. [1] It is a member of the Army Museum ...
Camp Evans Historic District is an area of the Camp Evans Formerly Used Defense Site in Wall Township, New Jersey. The site of the military installation ( 40°11′08″N 074°03′45″W / 40.18556°N 74.06250°W / 40.18556; -74.06250 [ 4 ] ) is noted for a 1941 transatlantic radio receiver and various World War II / Cold War ...
This list of museums in New Jersey is a list of museums, defined for this context as institutions (including nonprofit organizations, government entities, and private businesses) that collect and care for objects of cultural, artistic, scientific, or historical interest and make their collections or related exhibits available for public viewing.
The Old Barracks Museum, also known just as the Old Barracks, is a historic building located at 101 Barracks Street in Trenton, Mercer County, New Jersey.Built in 1758 to house soldiers of the British Army, it is the only remaining colonial barracks in the state and is one of the few tangible surviving elements of the 1776 Battle of Trenton.
The museum has three exhibit rooms and a sales area. A video production, Morristown: Where America Survived (New Jersey Network, 2009) is shown. The Ford Mansion is shown only by guided tour, which begins in the museum. The New Jersey Brigade Encampment Site is located south of Jockey Hollow in Bernardsville in Somerset County.
A military museum or war museum is an institution dedicated to the preservation and education of the significance of wars, conflicts, and military actions. These museums serve as repositories of artifacts (not least weapons), documents, photographs, and other memorabilia related to the military and war.
Prior to the closing of the museum, guided tours of the Ling were available to take visitors from bow to stern, exploring equipment, quarters, and weaponry. The weaponry on the Ling includes twenty-four torpedoes and one 4 in (100 mm) deck gun (it originally had two 5 in (130 mm) deck guns) for handling military targets too small to warrant the expenditure of a torpedo.