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  • Museum Event Policies & FAQs

    Our event policies and frequently asked questions cover a wide range of procedures for your event. Browse through and let us know if you have any questions!

  • Accessibility

    Here at The Mariners’, we strive to provide a welcoming and inclusive experience to every guest who enters our Museum and Park. 

  • Dahlgren Gun Tools: an In-Depth Look at Treatment, Part III

    • Conservation
    • USS Monitor

    In this blog post we’ll continue the discussion about one of USS Monitor’s gun cleaning tools, and the conservation treatment it has undergone.

  • “In the Land of Submarines”: Assessing Nishimura-style no. 3746

    • Collections
    • Conservation

    Welcome to the second installment of our miniseries on Nishimura 3746, a Japanese midget submarine. We’re deep diving into an on-going project to resupport this one-of-a-kind vessel.

  • Getting the Collection “Ship-Shape”: The Small Craft Survey

    • Collections
    • Conservation
    • Cultural Heritage

    The small craft collection contains a diverse variety of vessels ranging in size, shape, function, and source culture. Because the Museum’s small craft originate from such a variety of contexts, each boat comes to the Museum with its own quirks and challenges resulting from its history of use. To get a better understanding of the collection, its condition issues, and its needs, it is necessary to evaluate each small craft, one-by-one.

  • Park

    Explore one of the nation’s largest privately owned and maintained parks, complete with stunning lake views and an array of recreation activities.

  • Burnside’s Roanoke Island Expedition: The Battle for the North Carolina Sounds

    • Civil War
    • Military
    • Military Conflict

    Major General George B. McClellan recognized the need for combined operations to overwhelm the Confederate war effort. With more than 3,000 miles of coastline to defend, the Southerners were often unable to protect their coastal territory effectively. The captures of Hatteras Inlet and Port Royal Sound were decisive actions that furthered General Winfield Scott’s Anaconda Plan

  • Spirits on USS Monitor: A Daily Dose of Grog

    • Civil War
    • Cultural Heritage
    • Military
    • USS Monitor

    Grog was first introduced in the 18th century, eventually a mix of rum, gin, or whiskey with water, sugar, and lime or lemon.

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