USS Monitor Center
C-SPAN’s Local Content Vehicles (LCVs) made a stop in their “2013 LCV Cities Tour” in Virginia Beach, Virginia, on March 18-22 to feature the history and literary life of the community. Working with the Cox Communications local cable affiliate, they visited literary and historic sites where local historians, authors, and civic leaders were interviewed.
Anna Holloway, curator at the USS Monitor Center in Newport News, Virigina, toured an exhibit within the museum that tells the story of the … read more
Anna Holloway, curator at the USS Monitor Center in Newport News, Virigina, toured an exhibit within the museum that tells the story of the U.S.S. Monitor. William Hoffman, conservator at the Mariner’s Museum, talked about some of the artifacts recovered from the wreck, including parts of the ship and personal effects.
C-SPAN’s Local Content Vehicles (LCVs) made a stop in their “2013 LCV Cities Tour” in Virginia Beach, Virginia, on March 18-22 to feature the history and literary life of the community. Working with the Cox Communications local cable affiliate, they visited literary and historic sites where local historians, authors, and civic leaders were interviewed. close
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