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The Patriots Point Naval & Maritime Museum is now offering an audio tour that further enhances the USS YORKTOWN experience by bringing memories of the ship to life. The $6 tour includes unique and...
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As part of its new Blended Learning Initiative, the Patriots Point Institute of History, Science and Technology (PPIHST) is excited to host the third annual Teacher’s Recertification Professional...
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The Patriots Point Naval & Maritime Museum is taking visitors on a ride to the moon in a all new interactive and immersive Apollo 8 Mission Exhibit. The immersive capsule experience opened Sunday...
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Come enjoy an all new dining option while aboard the USS YORKTOWN. The Fighting Lady Cafe is now open and serving lunch Monday - Saturday from 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. Menu options include: appetizers...
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The smiles from children participating in the City of North Charleston’s summer camp helped brighten what started out as a rainy day at the Patriots Point Naval & Maritime Museum. This week, more than...
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The Patriots Point Naval & Maritime Museum is inviting all World War II veterans and their families aboard the USS YORKTOWN on Tuesday, July 29, to take part in a special Spirit of ’45 Day Express...
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The Patriots Point Naval & Maritime Museum will be partnering with 1st Marine Division Association during their 67th annual reunion to host a meet and greet event with Marines who fought in World War...
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The sailors have been replaced by tourists, the bomb elevator replaced by one that now carries only families, but for Allan Eisenecker much of the USS YORKTOWN remains as it was more than 62 years ago...
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Wednesday, the Patriots Point Naval & Maritime Museum hosted a Meet and Greet event with six 1st Marine Division veterans. Three of the Marines fought in Vietnam, two fought in the Korean War, and one...
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Patriots Point Naval & Maritime Museum, the Ralph H. Johnson VA Medical Center, ABC News 4 (WCIV-TV), and iHeartMedia will present a live one-hour television special on the Vietnam War Thursday, Nov...
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Charleston, SC October, 19th 2016 — On Saturday, December 31st, 2016, the USS Yorktown Aircraft Carrier in Mount Pleasant, SC will not be occupied with the usual guests exploring a famed...
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Patriots Point Naval & Maritime Museum has partnered with the Charleston Harbor Resort and Marina to offer a limited-time discount to guests who stay at the resort while visiting the museum. The...
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Pearl Harbor survivor David "Buck" Morris, Jr. prepares to cast a wreath into Charleston Harbor[/caption] Hundreds of people -- veterans, civilians, active-duty military personnel and students -- came...
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The Patriots Point Naval & Maritime Museum is asking visitors to name their own admission prices for the weekend of January 7-8, 2017. This will be the sixth year the museum has offered a “Pay What...
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Yorktown WWII veteran and museum volunteer Bill Watkinson celebrated his 95th birthday Monday[/caption] Beloved USS Yorktown veteran and museum volunteer Bill Watkinson celebrated his 95th birthday on...
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Fantastic prizes await the 10 millionth museum visitor[/caption] Sometime in early February, Patriots Point Naval & Maritime Museum’s 10 millionth paid visitor will walk down the museum’s pier on...
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The Patriots Point Development Authority Board of Directors voted on January 20 to name the chapel of the USS Yorktown in honor of Reverend Harold Syfrett. A WWII veteran & Yorktown plankowner, Rev...
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The Kibler family from Canandaigua, NY was the 10 millionth paid visitor to the museum[/caption] At just about noon on Wednesday, February 1, a family from Canandaigua, New York stepped up to the...