Monitor Center Relics from the USS Monitor, reclaimed from
the ship's resting place off Cape Hatteras, North Carolina, serve as the
theme of the spectacular new USS Monitor Center at The Mariners' Museum
in Newport News.
A battle theater re-creates the frenzied duel of ironclads during
the Civil War's Battle of Hampton Roads. Both sides claimed victory in
the four-hour fight, but historians declare it a draw.
Visitors can view work to preserve the Monitor, with its distinctive
revolving turret made up of eight layers of armored plate. You can also
watch the restoration at home by webcam. Visit www.marinersmuseum.org,
or call 1-800-581-7245.
