The pamphlet below dates from August 1992.
Mariner's Museum and Park, Newport News
Known today as the Mariner's Museum and Park, the Mariner's Museum, located in Newport News, Virginia was founded in 1930 and has been designated by Congress as America's National Maritime Museum. With 32,000 items in its collection, comprising both artwork and artefacts, the museum is the largest maritime museum in the Western hemisphere. The museum has, since 2007, hosted the USS Monitor Centre, displaying a full-scale replica of the Union Navy ironclad warship USS Monitor, as well as numerous artefacts recovered from the wreck. The museum sits on 550 acres of privately maintained land, including the 167-acre Lake Maury.