Preserving The Heritage of the Watermen of the Chesapeake Bay
The Watermen’s Museum is proud to announce that we will be working with the 1781 Foundation in support of the National Park Service’s American Battlefield Protection Program (ABPP) Office. During the 2015 ABPP Grant period, the 1781 Foundation was awarded a…
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Did you know that the York River, the home waters of the Powatan Confederation, location of America’s busiest early colonial port, site of the last major battle of the American Revolution, occupied port during the ‘War of Northern Aggression,’ and seafood…
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We are a small, privately-run, non-profit museum whose mission focuses on a very unique niche of American history and culture…The Watermen. So, what’s a Waterman? Some in California and Hawaii would try to tell you that their watermen are the surfers and…
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Our small museum offers a wide range of educational opportunities for kids, kids at heart, and the more serious learners, too. Our summer programs (kids call them camps) offer children the opportunity to be a pirate, dig for artifacts, build…
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