Culture: Museums: Page 2

Maryland Veterans Memorial Museum
http://www.mdvets.cc/
11000 Crain Highway
Newburg, MD 20664
301-932-1900   
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The mission of the Maryland Veterans Memorial Museum is to recognize and honor all U.S. Military Veterans. Those who fought on the battlefields and those who served in support of them should be remembered and honored so that future generations never forget the sacrifices that these men and women have made.

[ Last Updated: 15-Jan-2014 | Hits: 45 |  Reader Comments  Report Problem

Old Jail Museum
11 Courthouse Drive
Leonardtown, MD 20650
301-475-2467   
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Original St. Mary's County jail built in the mid-1800s. The museum exhibits county artifacts and memorabilia. This museum houses the St. mary's County Historical Society and it's many historic records. Contains a museum, a historical and genealogical library, and an information center for tourism. Displays a "lady's cell" and Dr. Phillip Bean's office as furnished and used during his practice from 1914 to 1980.

[ Last Updated: 16-Sep-2004 |  Reader Comments  Report Problem

Patuxent River Naval Air Museum
http://www.paxmuseum.com/
22156 Three Notch Road
Lexington Park, MD 20653
301-863-7418    FAX: 301-342-7947   
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The museum of naval aviation, science, and technology. The nation's only museum dedicated to the testing and evaluation of naval aircraft. Exhibits include the rubber inflatoplane, wind tunnel models, early photos, vintage scale models, and full scale aircraft. The museum is located just outside the Patuxent River Naval Air Station (NAS), home of the U.S. Naval Test Pilot's School. Many famous astronauts received test pilot training here. The museum is open Tues. through Sat. 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. and Sunday 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

[ Last Updated: 27-Nov-2006 | Hits: 346 |  Reader Comments  Report Problem

Piscataway Indian Museum
White Plains, MD 20695
301-372-1932    301-782-7622   

This museum attempts to educate the non-Indian public to the diversity of People who are known by the term "American Indian" by exhibits reflecting their geographic locations and how that influences their tribal structure. art, and lodging construction. Exhibits are developed to provide recognition and acknowledgment of the respect the Piscataway people have for our non-human relations.

[ Last Updated: 09-Jun-2003 |  Reader Comments  Report Problem

Surratt House Museum
http://www.surratt.org/
Clinton, MD 20735
301-868-1121   

Built in 1852 as a middle-class plantation home, historic Surratt House also served as a tavern and hostelry, a post office, and polling place during the crucial decade before the Civil War. During the war, it was a safehouse for the Confederate underground which flourished in Southern Maryland. It was the country home of Mary Surratt, first woman to be executed by the United States government after being found guilty of conspiring with John Wilkes Booth to assassinate Abraham Lincoln. Today, the museum presents a variety of programs and events, recapturing the history of mid-19th century life and focusing on the fascinating web of the Lincoln conspiracy.

[ Last Updated: 02-Jun-2003 | Hits: 141 |  Reader Comments  Report Problem

W. Henry Duvall Tool Museum
Upper Marlboro, MD 20772
301-627-6074   

A splendid collection of over a thousand 19th Century farm implements and house- hold items.

[ Last Updated: 01-Jun-2003 |  Reader Comments  Report Problem