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Display Details
| Event Category: |
Other Special Event |
| Date of Event: |
May 25, 2013 (Saturday) |
| Time of Event: |
2:00 PM |
| Event Site: |
Eastern Shore of Virginia National Wildlife Refuge |
| Event Description: |
We will be celebrating our Refuge history! Before the Eastern Shore of Virginia National Wildlife Refuge became a refuge, it was a military base reserved to protect the mouth of the Chesapeake Bay. One of our WWII bunkers will again be home to a 16" gun, just like one that was here in the 1940's. Join us as we welcome back this piece of history with a ribbon cutting ceremony! Come see this giant gun barrel -- 68-feet long, 120 tons -- this barrel stood guard on the USS Missouri as the Japanese surrendered at the end of WWII. |
| Geographic Region: |
US - Northeast |
| State/Province: |
Virginia |
| Contact Information: |
757-331-2760 |
| Event URL: |
http://www.fws.gov/northeast/easternshore/ |
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Last updated:
April 22, 2010
