USNA Museum Visit Inspires Plebes

Plebes from the U.S. Naval Academy's Class of 2015 visited the Naval Academy Museum Aug. 1 as part of the Plebe Summer schedule. The museum, founded in 1845, was renovated two years ago and is filled with collections of model ships, replicas, artwork and artifacts recovered from real ships.J. Scott Harmon, director of the museum for 13 years, explained the importance of the museum to the plebes."It gives them an introduction to naval history," said Harmon. "Hopefully they'll find something interesting and revisit with their parents."Located in Preble Hall, the museum contains more than 50,000 artifacts, including the Rogers Ship Model Collection, the l

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