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Missouri Civil War Museum Hosts Grand Opening Friday
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It's a long time coming, but it seems the moment has come for the Missouri Civil War Museum to open.
It's taken just about a decade, and in that 10 years the Jefferson Barracks site has been transformed into quite a site.
The $1.7 million museum, and it's renovations, is largely funded via St. Louis County Port Authority’s Community Reinvestment Fund. The museum was granted $650,000 from it. River City Casino also donated $19,000, and the museum raised more than $1 million in private donations.
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There will be a grand opening and ceremonial ribbon cutting at the Missouri Civil War Museum on Friday at 10:20 a.m. However, a press release says it's not for the public. It will open to the general public within two weeks.
Located in the newly renovated Jefferson Barracks 1905 Post Exchange Building, the new museum came to be through extensive renovations.
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The first part of the restoration activities focused on the building’s exterior damage such as the leaking roof, damaged windows and doors, and the restoration of original wooden architectural features.
Take a look at the video of Museum Executive Director Mark Trout showing where some of the money goes.
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