Today we started our day by visiting the Mariner's Museum in Newport News, VA. It is the home for all artifacts of the Ironclad USS Monitor. The first photo is of the full-scale cut-away replica of the turret and twin Dahlgren guns. The second photo is of the actual turret submerged in a water bath to complete the restoration of the iron and steel. Right next to that tank were others with the engine, Dahlgren guns, gun carriages and some other stuff I couldn't see. Inside the museum I got to touch some of the restored steel deck plates. The third photo is of me standing on the full-sized replica of the whole ship. It was really cool to see and feel something else that I read about as a small kid.
The final shot is at Yorktown, VA and the site where the British Soldiers laid down their weapons after what would be the final battle of the Revolutionary War. This was thrilling to stand on the very spot. - Richard