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| | Mariners' Museum - General Site Info - Chesapeake Bay Gateways Network |
 | | - Newport News, VA The Mariners' Museum is located in Newport News, VA near the tidal portion of the James River, a major tributary of the Chesapeake Bay. |
 | | For over 70 years, the Museum has illustrated the spirit of seafaring adventure, assembling a renowned and strikingly diverse collection of maritime artifacts including 90 figureheads; almost 1,500 ship models; more than 700 navigational instruments; archives holding more than 600,000 historical photographic prints and negatives; and more than 11,000 paintings, prints, drawings, engravings, and watercolors. |
 | | The Museum is also home to the third largest maritime library in the world with a collection of books, maps, charts, manuscripts, photographs, and other items that chronicle six centuries of maritime history. |
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