Alabama Veterans Museum - Athens, AL
N 34° 48.414 W 086° 58.199
16S E 502745 N 3851629
The Alabama Veterans Museum is housed in the restored L&N Railroad freight depot.
Waymark Code: WMJB48
Location: Alabama, United States
Date Posted: 10/22/2013
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The Alabama Veterans Museum and Archives was the brainchild of the late Limestone County, Alabama, Veterans Service Officer Kenneth David. After collecting artifacts for an exhibit to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the end of World War II in 1995, Ken still had many artifacts left after the exhibit closed that contributors did not retrieve. He wanted a permanent place to display the artifacts to honor the brave men and women from the Civil War to the present who fought and died to keep our land free. The Alabama Veterans Museum and Archives opened its doors in 2000 with a few primitive displays and much renovation work still to be done. The Grand Opening and Dedication took place on Nov. 10, 2002. The museum is divided into three areas: the Tyler Craig Memorial Library, the Bob McAbee Exhibit Hall, and the Wendell Powers Auditorium to commemorate the untold hours of volunteer labor these three museum board members gave, and continue to give, to this building.
Static displays outside the museum include an OH-58 Kiowa, a US Army Anti-tank Mine Dispenser, a TOW missile launcher and two Chaparral Missiles.
Opening hours: Monday - Saturday 9:00 AM - 3:00 PM
Open all year: Yes
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