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Louisiana
Fort Polk
Fort Polk Military Museum
917 South Carolina Avenue
Fort Polk LA
71459
Phone 337 531-7905
Web Site
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Alt Web http://www.thetowntalk.com/html/BA92AB49-E4D9-4153-8759-51748CD24119.shtml
Description memorabilia of 12 US divisions stationed there
Type of Resource Specialty
Primary Focus Military
Collection N-Z Uniforms
Research /Reading Library
New or Updated: 06/07/2003 |
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LA
Baton Rouge
Old Arsenal Museum
900 Capitol Lake Drive
Baton Rouge
LA
70802
Phone
225 342-0401
Web
http://www.sec.state.la.us/museums/arsenal/arsenal-index.htm
Alt Web
http://www.sec.state.la.us/museums/museums/museums-index.htm
Description
Powder magazine, now set among formal gardens in
State Capitol
Type of Resource Historic Place
Primary Focus
Military
Era
1838
New or Updated
1/24/2006
LA
New Orleans
Fort Pike
State Commemorative Area
Route 6 Box 194
New Orleans
LA
70129
Phone
504 662-5703
Web Site
http://www.lastateparks.com/fortpike/fortpike.htm
Description
masonry fort built after the War of 1812, used as
staging area in Seminole wars, used
by both
sides in the Civil War
Type of
Resource
Museum
Primary
Focus
Military
Building
Type
Fort
Era
1826
New or
Updated:
11/30/2005
LA
New Orleans
Jackson
Barracks Military Museum
6400 St Claude Ave
New Orleans
LA
70146
Phone
504 278-8242
Web Site
http://www.la.ngb.army.mil/dmh/
Description
official museum of the Louisiana National Guard,
in 1837 powder magazine annex and
grounds
holding aircraft & weapons
Type of
Resource
Specialty Museum
Primary
Focus
Military
Collection
A-F
Arms
Collection
N-Z
Vehicles
New or
Updated:
10/13/2005
LA
Lafayette
Louisiana
Museum of Military History
3000
NE Evangeline
Thruway
Lafayette
LA
70507
Phone
Alt Web
http://www.realestatejournal.com/cityprofiles/neworleans_la.html
Description
military equipment, much of it hands-on: tanks,
jeeps, weapons
Type of
Resource
Museum
Primary
Focus
Military
New or
Updated:
9/15/2005
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Louisiana
Mansfield
Mansfield State Historic Site
15149 Highway 175
Mansfield LA 71052
Phone 318 872-1474
Web Site http://www.crt.state.la.us/crt/parks/
Toll Free 888 677-6267
E-mail mailto:mansfield@crt.state.la.us
Description site of engagements that blunted Union move on the Red River,
museum, trail, on 177 acre site, active reenactment programs
Type of Resource Battlefield
Primary Focus Military
Kind of Activity Trails
Era Civil War
New or Updated: 06/20/2003 |
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Louisiana
Morgan City
Brownell Memorial Park
3359 Highway 70
Morgan City LA 70380
Phone 504 384-2283
Web Site
Description
Building Type Fort
Type of Resource Historic Place
Primary Focus: Military |
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LA
Natchitoches
Fort St
Jean Baptiste
155 Rue
Jefferson
Natchitoches
LA
71457
Phone
318 357-3101
Web Site
http://www.lastateparks.com/fortstj/ftstjean.htm
Toll Free
888 677-7853
E-mail
mailto:fortstjean@crt.state.la.us
Alt Web
http://www.explorenatchitoches.com/stateparks.php?task=view&articleID=5
Description
reconstructed French fort with active living
history program schedule
Type of
Resource
Historic Place
Primary
Focus
Military
Building
Type
Fort
Kind of
Activity
Living History
Group
Identity
French
Era
1716
New or
Updated:
9/30/2005
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LA
New Orleans
National D-Day
Museum
945 Magazine St
New Orleans
LA
70130
Phone
504 527-6012
Web
http://www.ddaymuseum.org/
Description
The landings in Normandy, June 1944
Type of Resource
Museum
Primary Focus
Military
Era
WW II
New or
Updated
1/25/2006 |
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Louisiana
New Orleans
Fort Pike State Commemorative Area
Route 6 Box 194
New Orleans LA 70129
Phone 504 662-5703
Web Site http://enlou.com/places/statecommareas.htm - fortpike
Alt Web http://www.crt.state.la.us/crt/parks/fortpike/fortpike.htm
Description masonry fort built after the War of 1812, used as staging area in Seminole wars, used by both sides in the Civil War
Building Type Fort
Type of Resource Museum
Primary Focus: Military
Era 1826
Louisiana
New Orleans
Jackson Barracks Military Museum
Jackson Barracks Bldg #201
New Orleans LA 70177
Phone 504 278-8242
Web Site http://55.23.254.245/jbmm.htm
Description
Type of Resource Museum
Primary Focus: Military |
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LA
Tangipahoa
Camp Moore Confederate Cemetery & Museum
70640 Camp
Moore Rd
Tangipahoa
LA
70465
Phone
504
229-2438
Web Site
http://www.campmoore.com/
Description
Confederate
training camp
Type of
Resource
Museum
Primary Focus Military
Research /Reading
Library
New or Updated:
07/21/2003 |
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Massachusetts
Boston
Ancient and Honorable Artillery Company
Armory, Faneuil Hall
Boston MA 02109
Phone
Web Site http://www.ahacsite.org/elected_distinguished.htm
Description paintings, portraits, weapons, military relics
Type of Resource Museum
Primary Focus Military
Collection N-Z Paintings
Research /Reading Archives
New or Updated: 06/28/2003
MA
Charlestown
Bunker Hill Museum
43 Monument
Square
PO Box 1776
Charlestown
MA
02129
Phone
617 242-1843
Web Site
http://www.nps.gov/bost/Bunker_Hill.htm
Alt Web
http://charlestown.ma.us/battle.htmlhttp://charlestown.ma.us/battle.html
Description
history of famous battle and local area
Type of
Resource
Museum
Primary Focus Military
Collection
A-F
Costumes
Collection
N-Z
Pottery
Era
Revolutionary War
Owner/Operator:
Charlestown
Historical Society
New or Updated:
07/24/2003 |
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MA
Natick
Museum of World
War II
46 Eliot Street
Natick
MA
01760
Phone
508 651-7695
Web Site
http://www.museumofworldwarii.com/
Description
by appointment only, original documents, 83
mannequins with uniforms, German
artifacts, spy
equipment
Type of Resource
Specialty Museum
Primary Focus
Military
Collection G-M
Manuscripts
Collection N-Z
Uniforms
New or Updated:
12/20/2005
MA
Quincy
US Naval
Shipbuilding Museum
739 Washington St
Quincy
MA
Phone
617 479-7900
Web Site
www.uss-salem.org/
Description
heavy cruiser USS Salem, Navy SEALS,
Ordnance
collection, located
in former
Shipyard
Type of
Resource
Museum
Primary
Focus
Military
Industry
/Profession
Naval
Collection
Arms
Collection
G-M
Models
Research
Archives
New or
Updated: 5/12/2006 |
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Massachusetts
Rutland
Company of Military Historians
PO Box 910
Rutland
MA
01543
Phone
Web Site
http://www.military-historians.org/
E-mail
mailto:mail@military-historians.org
Description
for professional & amateurs in all fields
pertaining to the history &
traditions
of the US military
Type of Resource
History Related Organization
Primary Focus
Military
Nature of Group or Site
Association
New or Updated:
07/08/2003 |
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MA
Springfield
Springfield Armory National Historic Site
One Armory Square #13
Springfield
MA
01105
Phone
413 734-8551
Web Site
http://www.nps.gov/spar
Description
Arsenal site selected by George Washington, in
use until 1968, one of the
largest
arms collections ins the world
Type of Resource
Museum
Primary Focus
Military
Collection A-F
Arms
Owner/Operator:
National Park Service
New or Updated:
10/21/2003 |
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MA
Worcester
Higgins
Armory Museum
100
Barber Avenue
Worcester
MA
01606
Phone
508 853-6015
Web Site
http://www.higgins.org/
E-mail
mailto:higgins@higgins.org
Description
4600 mostly 16th & 17th center pieces of arms
and armor
Type of
Resource
Specialty
Museum
Primary
Focus
Military
Building
Type
Civic
Collection
A-F
Arms
Era
Medieval
New or
Updated:
6/20/2007 |
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MA
Worcester
Massachusetts National Guard Museum
44
Salisbury St
Worcester
MA
01609
Phone
508 797-0334
Web Site
www.magnet.state.ma.us/guard/museum/museum.htm
E-mail
mailto:museum@ma.ngb.army.mil
Description
housed in armory, history of militia and Guard
from 1775
Type of
Resource
Specialty Museum
Primary
Focus
Military
Building
Type
Civic
Nature of
Group or Site
Unit
Research
Archives
Era
1891
New or
Updated:
6/19/2007 |
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01/12/2008 |
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