On Saturday and Sunday, July 7th & 8th, 2012, from 10:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m., Fort MacArthur Museum will be having its annual fundraiser. Beginning at 10:10 a.m with a flag raising ceremony, this years fundraising event will be showing a history timeline from the Roman Era through the Modern Era. It also will be commemorating the 70th anniversary of the Fall of Bataan and Corregidor during World War II.
The Fort MacArthur Museum is dedicated to the preservation of the history of Fort MacArthur, an army post which guarded the Los Angeles Harbor from 1914 to 1974. The museum was established in 1985 and is housed in corridors and galleries of the historic Battery Osgood-Farley. The concept was to create a collection of historical structures which were part of the U.S. Army’s role in the defense of the continental coastline from invasion. The structures were part of the American coastal defenses when the Los Angeles Harbor was a military port for both the Army and Navy. The rooms and galleries contain a variety of exhibits which show the history of the harbor defenses, and the activities they played in keeping the Los Angeles area safe during the two World Wars.
The Fort MacArthur Museum is located in Angels Gate Park in San Pedro at 3601 S. Gaffey Street. For more information, call (310) 548-2631. There is an admission charge of $15 for adults, and $10 for children under 12.
Photo courtesy of Fort MacArthur Museum
