Washington National Guard Museum

The Washington National Guard Museum, also known as The Arsenal Museum, is a military museum of the Washington National Guard. It is located at the Washington National Guard headquarters at Camp Murray, visible from Interstate 5 near Lakewood, Washington.

Washington National Guard Museum
Museum in 2014
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Established	1989 (1989)[1]
Location	Building #2 (The Arsenal) Camp Murray, Washington
Coordinates	47.1150°N 122.5647°W / 47.1150; -122.5647
Type	Military museum
Website	Official website

The museum is run by Washington National Guard State Historical Society volunteers.

Collection

The collection includes (inside) military artifacts and memorabilia including National Guard weapons, uniforms and diaries, and outside, static displays including an M47 Patton tank, F-101 Voodoo jet fighter,[2] and AH-1 Cobra attack helicopter.[3][4]

The Arsenal

The Arsenal, 1921. Tacoma Public Library Boland Collection

The building housing the museum, The Arsenal, was built in 1915–1916.[4][5] It predates the nearby Lewis Army Museum, just as the National Guard's Camp Murray is a generation older than the adjacent and larger Fort Lewis (now Joint Base Lewis-McChord).[6]

References

R. Cody Phillips (September 1, 1992), A Guide to U.S. Army Museums, Center of Military History, US Army, p. 111
F-101 Voodoo/58-0330, Warbird Registry, retrieved 2013-05-06
Melissa Renahan (April 6, 2010), "What's inside Camp Murray?", The Fort Lewis Ranger, Northwest Military
Washington National Guard Museum brochure (PDF)
""Arsenal" at Camp Murray", Image archives—Boland collection, Tacoma Public Library, Object 36406
Steve Dunkelberger (October 8, 2011), "National Guard Site Predates Washington State", Lakewood-JBLM history, retrieved 2013-05-06

External links

Official website

United States Army history museums
Organization and history	National Guard Memorial Museum (Washington, DC) National Museum of the United States Army
Branches (official)	U.S. Army Aviation Museum U.S. Cavalry Museum U.S. Army Chaplain Museum Harbor Defense Museum National Infantry Museum U.S. Army Intelligence Museum U.S. Army Medical Department Museum Army Medical Museum and Library (succeeded by the National Museum of Health and Medicine) U.S. Army Ordnance Training and Heritage Center U.S. Army Quartermaster Museum U.S. Army Transportation Museum U.S. Army Women's Museum
Post and unit museums	1st Infantry Division Museum 82nd Airborne Division Museum Pratt Museum (101st Airborne Division) Fort George G. Meade Museum Fort Huachuca Museum Fort Lewis Military Museum General George Patton Museum (Fort Knox, KY) Watervliet Arsenal Museum West Point Museum Rock Island Arsenal Museum
State and private museums (affiliated with the Army Museum System)	Airborne & Special Operations Museum California State Military Museum Iowa Gold Star Military Museum Jackson Barracks Military Museum Kentucky Military History Museum Mississippi Armed Forces Museum National Guard Militia Museum of New Jersey Oregon Military Museum Washington National Guard Museum
State and private (not affiliated with the Army Museum System)	African American Military History Museum Fort MacArthur Museum General George S. Patton Memorial Museum Wisconsin Veterans Museum
Regional history	U.S. Army Museum of Hawaii
Other	Army Art Program Army Heritage Center Foundation U.S. Army Heritage and Education Center U.S. Army Center of Military History Military history of the United States Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Hall and Museum

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Washington National Guard Museum

Collection

The Arsenal

References

Further reading

External links