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Posted: Mon Nov 6th, 2006 11:06 pm

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While in the Richmond area visiting Cold Harbor, Gaines Mill and Malvern Hill, I drove over to Richmond to see Tredegar Iron Works. Learned that the American Civil War Center just opened early last month. Was impressed with the facility and the way the information was presented beginning with the 1600's throught the civil war. 3 views were shown - slaves/soldiers/civilians. Would be interested in others opinions of the museum. On a more important note, we stopped by the Mariners Museum in Newport News on our way home. The U.S.S. Monitor's turret and 2 guns are on display in the restoration section there. A new section is planned to open dedicated entirely to the monitor and virginia next spring. The museum offers many other interesting maritne exhibits but the monitor torret is well worth the visit itself.

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