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'''Anniston History Museums''' is a collection of several of the best museums in the state of [[Scouting in Alabama| Alabama]]. | '''Anniston History Museums''' is a collection of several of the best museums in the state of [[Scouting in Alabama| Alabama]]. | ||
==The Berman Museum == | |||
'''Berman Museum - Ancient Treasures from Around the World''' | '''Berman Museum - Ancient Treasures from Around the World''' | ||
Gun exhibits from the American West, World Wars, and earlier conflicts. Famous Swords of Napoleon Bonaparte and Jefferson Davis. Medieval arms and armor and other military antiquities. | Gun exhibits from the American West, World Wars, and earlier conflicts. Famous Swords of Napoleon Bonaparte and Jefferson Davis. Medieval arms and armor and other military antiquities. | ||
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Oil paintings, intricate jade sculptures, expressive Remington bronzes, ancient and modern weapons, photos, clothing, hands-on displays and lifelike dioramas fill the galleries, bringing history to life through the eyes of artists and craftsmen. | Oil paintings, intricate jade sculptures, expressive Remington bronzes, ancient and modern weapons, photos, clothing, hands-on displays and lifelike dioramas fill the galleries, bringing history to life through the eyes of artists and craftsmen. | ||
==Anniston Museum of Natural History== | |||
This museum in Lagarde Park, Anniston, Alabama, exhibiting more than 2,000 natural history items on permanent display, including minerals, fossils, and rare animals in open dioramas. (Located adjacent to Berman Museum.) | This museum in Lagarde Park, Anniston, Alabama, exhibiting more than 2,000 natural history items on permanent display, including minerals, fossils, and rare animals in open dioramas. (Located adjacent to Berman Museum.) | ||
* [http://www.annistonmuseum.org/ Anniston Museum of Natural History] | * [http://www.annistonmuseum.org/ Anniston Museum of Natural History] | ||
==U.S. Army Chemical Corps Museum== | |||
Military displays cover the history of chemical weapons from early Biblical times to the modern era. Exhibits cover history from WWI, WWII, Vietnam and Desert Storm. Equipment featured flamethrowers, mortars, gas masks, and other surprises. | Military displays cover the history of chemical weapons from early Biblical times to the modern era. Exhibits cover history from WWI, WWII, Vietnam and Desert Storm. Equipment featured flamethrowers, mortars, gas masks, and other surprises. | ||
==Military Police Corps Museum | ==Military Police Corps Museum== | ||
Uniforms, weapons and other equipment used by the Military Police Forces. The Military Police Corps traces its lineage and history back to the American Revolution. | Uniforms, weapons and other equipment used by the Military Police Forces. The Military Police Corps traces its lineage and history back to the American Revolution. | ||
==Women's Army Corps Museum | ==Women's Army Corps Museum == | ||
(WAC's) Located in the former Women's Army Corps School (1954-1978), this museum features equipment and weapons and historical displays of how women served in the armed forces. | (WAC's) Located in the former Women's Army Corps School (1954-1978), this museum features equipment and weapons and historical displays of how women served in the armed forces. | ||
Revision as of 17:36, 7 January 2018
Anniston History Museums is a collection of several of the best museums in the state of Alabama.
The Berman Museum
Berman Museum - Ancient Treasures from Around the World Gun exhibits from the American West, World Wars, and earlier conflicts. Famous Swords of Napoleon Bonaparte and Jefferson Davis. Medieval arms and armor and other military antiquities.
Oil paintings, intricate jade sculptures, expressive Remington bronzes, ancient and modern weapons, photos, clothing, hands-on displays and lifelike dioramas fill the galleries, bringing history to life through the eyes of artists and craftsmen.
Anniston Museum of Natural History
This museum in Lagarde Park, Anniston, Alabama, exhibiting more than 2,000 natural history items on permanent display, including minerals, fossils, and rare animals in open dioramas. (Located adjacent to Berman Museum.)
U.S. Army Chemical Corps Museum
Military displays cover the history of chemical weapons from early Biblical times to the modern era. Exhibits cover history from WWI, WWII, Vietnam and Desert Storm. Equipment featured flamethrowers, mortars, gas masks, and other surprises.
Military Police Corps Museum
Uniforms, weapons and other equipment used by the Military Police Forces. The Military Police Corps traces its lineage and history back to the American Revolution.
Women's Army Corps Museum
(WAC's) Located in the former Women's Army Corps School (1954-1978), this museum features equipment and weapons and historical displays of how women served in the armed forces.