Patriots Point named as site for National Medal of Honor Museum
Image: The museum will enhance Patriot Point's offer
Patriots Point, the naval and maritime-themed attraction in South Carolina, US, is to become the home of a new US$100m (EUR81.1m, £64.1m) National Medal of Honor Museum.
The new permanent land-side location is the result of a new agreement signed by the Patriots Point Development Authority (PPDA) and the Congressional Medal of Honor Society.
PPDA will lease property to the National Medal of Honor Museum and is to be responsible for funding the attraction's design, build and operation. No PPDA funds will be used.
Once complete, the new national museum will be sited in a prominent area on the waterfront near the entrance to Patriots Point and will anchor future development at other PPDA sites.
A multi-million dollar hospitality and consumer element, which will boast a destination hotel and associated aminities such as a conference centre, will support the new museum.
PPDA chair Ray Chandler said: "The National Medal of Honor Museum will play a pivotal role in transforming Patriots Point into a nationally prominent destination.
"Every South Carolinian should be proud that the recipients of our nation's highest honour selected our state and Patriots Point as the home of their legacy."
Click here for more details about the National Medal of Honor Museum's home at Patriots Point, South Carolina.
Image: PPDA
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