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Military Museum Open on Confederate Memorial Day Holiday
Release Date:
Friday, May 08, 2009
Contact:

Jai S. Cassidy-Shaiman
Public Information Coordinator
SC Confederate Relic Room and Military Museum
803-737-8095

Press Release:

May 8, 2009                  
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE     
    
Columbia, S.C.—The South Carolina Confederate Relic Room and Military Museum will be open on the state holiday of Confederate Memorial Day, Monday, May 11.  The new exhibit “No Holier Spot of Ground: Confederate Memory in South Carolina’s Cemeteries, Museums, & Monuments” will be open and available for viewing. 

Founded in 1896, the SC Confederate Relic Room and Military Museum is the oldest museum in the Columbia area. The museum focuses on South Carolina’s military history from the Revolutionary War to the current War on Terror. 

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