Marine Corps Museum of the Carolinas

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Organization:

Museum of the Marine

Amount:

150000

Program Area:

Open Grants Program

County of Applicant:

Onslow

Year:

11/02/2006

Description:

The purpose of this Golden LEAF grant is to support the creation of the Marine Corp Museum of the Carolinas, a permanent home for the documentation, study, and preservation of Marine Corps history in the Carolinas and the local communities that have supported its bases since 1941. The Museum will be located in downtown Jacksonville. It is expected to draw 150,000-200,000 new visitors per year.

Contact:

Col. George W. Ayers
626 New Bridge Street
PO Box 1046
Jacksonville, 
North Carolina 
28541 
(910) 937-0033