New York State Military Museum
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The museum houses over 10,000 artifacts dating from the Revolutionary War to Desert Storm that relate to New York State’s military forces, the state’s military history and the contributions of New York’s veterans. This permenant home was est in 2001.
Waymark Code: WMD5B6
Location: New York, United States
Date Posted: 11/21/2011
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The museum also owns the largest collection of state battle flags in the country and the largest collection of Civil War flags in the world. Of the over 1700 flags in the collection, more than 60% are from the Civil War. The flags date from the War of 1812 through the 1991 Gulf War. The museum maintains an exhibit of its flag collection in the state capitol building in Albany where the museum collection was originally housed.
Opening hours: Tuesday - Saturday: 10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.; Sunday: 12:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Open all year: Yes
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