'From Sea To Shining Sea' Opens Saturday At The Fairfield Museum

Written by Steven Gaynes, Fairfield Museum and History Center Wednesday, 09 March 2011 14:06 A nautical journey celebrating the accomplishments of the nation's first Coastal Survey as well as the rich maritime history of Fairfield County, will be the cornerstone of "From Sea to Shining Sea," an exhibition of coastal navigation and the ship models of Southport resident James S. Wiser, at the Fairfield Museum and History Center.The exhibition, which opens Saturday, March 12, will offer a flotilla of detailed historic ships, modeled by Wiser; famous maritime paintings by Frank W. Pulling of the rescue of the tall ships, Garland and Rienzi; and a third

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