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Marine Corps Museum
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Established1940 (at Marine Corps Base Quantico)
Location1940–1960
Little Hall
Marine Corps Base Quantico
Quantico, Virginia
1960–1976
Building 1019
Marine Corps Base Quantico
1977–2005
Marine Corps Historical Center
Building 58
Washington Navy Yard
9th and M Streets
Washington, DC
United States
TypeMilitary History

The Marine Corps Museum was located on the first floor of the Marine Corps Historical Society in Building 58 of the Washington Navy Yard, 9th and M Streets (southeast), Washington, D.C. It housed a wide variety of exhibits with artifacts relating to the history of the U.S. Marines. It also contained a collection of art relating to the Marines and a historical Time Tunnel.[1] For many years, the Marine Corps Museum served as a center for preserving and showcasing the Marine Corps legacy. The museum closed on 1 July 2005, during the establishment of the National Museum of the Marine Corps.

  1. ^ United States Senate. "Museums and Galleries in Washington, D.C.", U.S. Senate website. Retrieved on 21 December 2008.

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