The Naval War College Museum, located in historic Founders Hall in Newport, RI, serves as the corporate memory of the U.S. Navy in the region and a clearinghouse for naval history information in New England. It educates the U.S. Naval War College community, provides guidance on regional naval history and current exhibits, and assists scholarly researchers in utilizing the Museum's holdings.
Originally a former Newport Asylum for the Poor, the Museum's building, now known as Founders Hall, is a National Historic Landmark and home to the Naval War College Museum. Its collection focuses on the history of naval warfare, particularly as studied at the College, and the naval heritage of Narragansett Bay, showcasing exhibits on the College, the genesis of the Navy in the region, and the evolution of permanent naval installations from the late nineteenth century to the present.
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