The museum threw open its doors yesterday, ending a two-year closure used to revamp the 1939 building that houses more than 50,000 maritime, military and naval artifacts - from the iconic flag crying "Don't give up the ship" to the spur worn by John Wilkes Booth the night he shot Abraham Lincoln.
"About two years ago, funding became available, and we've been on a mad rush ever since," museum Director Scott Harmon said. "We have completely gutted this building. The only thing remaining are the outside...
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