Army Quartermaster Museum

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United States Army Quartermaster Museum
Established 1957
Location 1201 22nd Street, Fort Lee, Virginia, USA
Visitor figures 70,000[1]
Website United States Army Quartermaster Museum

The United States Army Quartermaster Museum located at Fort Lee, Virginia, is one of a number of small museums in the Commonwealth of Virginia.[2] The museum's aim is to preserve and exhibit the history of the Quartermaster Corps, which was formed in 1775 and to date it has collected more than 20,000 items.[3] The Museum also serves the Quartermaster Center and School as a classroom for the teaching of history, educating more than 16,000 soldiers, non-commissioned officers, warrant officers, and officers a year.[4]

[edit] References

  1. ^ About the Museum. Army Quartermaster Museum. Retrieved on 2008-03-31.
  2. ^ Bob Dart (1992-12-06). It's Nutty but this Museum Spreads Peanut Lore. The Austin American-Statesman. Retrieved on 2008-03-31.
  3. ^ Tim O'Gorman (2005). Treasures of the Quartermaster Museum, 50 Years of Collecting for the Corps. Quartermaster Professional Bulletin. US Army Quartermaster Museum. Retrieved on 2008-03-31.
  4. ^ U.S. Army Quartermaster Museum: Purpose and Function. DENIX. Office of the Deputy Under Secretary of Defense Installations and Environment. Retrieved on 2008-03-31.

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