The Media Armory, is a historic

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located in

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built in 1908 for ''Company H of the 6th Infantry Regiment'' of the

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History

The original building was designed by

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and M H. McLanahan in 1908 as the

for ''Company H of the 6th Infantry Regiment'' of the

. The 2 story structure is primarily constructed of stone and steel and has a basement. The "''structure's intended military use is expressed by its heavily buttressed walls, broken battlements, and low flanking towers,''" according to a plaque affixed to the building by the Media Borough Council in 1984. ''Note:'' This includes Company H served in Mexican Border Expedition, and re-designated as ''Company H, 111th Infantry, 28th Infantry Division'', in France in

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, and as ''Company M,'' in the South Pacific in

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. The armory was added to the

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on December 22, 1989. The entire building was renovated and restored in 2004. The upper level was converted to retail space and is currently occupied by the grocery store chain,

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. Solar panels were added on the roof at that time.

Pennsylvania Veterans Museum

The Pennsylvania Veterans Museum opened in 2005 on Veterans Day in the basement level of the building.About Us
webpage. Pennsylvania Veterans Museum website. Retrieved 2010-09-26. Exhibits include dioramas of the D-Day invasion and the

Korean War , date = {{Ubl, 25 June 1950 – 27 July 1953 (''de facto'')({{Age in years, months, weeks and days, month1=6, day1=25, year1=1950, month2=7, day2=27, year2=1953), 25 June 1950 – present (''de jure'')({{Age in years, months, weeks a ...

, a mini-movie theater, military uniforms, weapons, photographs and oral histories of veterans' experiences. File:MediaPAArm.JPG, Armory in 2009 File:Media Armory Trader Joes.jpg, Trader Joe's entrance File:Henry Saulniers uniform.jpg, Uniform of Lt. Henry Saultier on display at the Pennsylvania Veterans Museum. Lt. Saultier served from 1904-1914 in the 111th Infantry, 6th Regiment, Company H of the Pennsylvania National Guard, which trained in the armory.

References

External links

Pennsylvania Veterans Museum
- official site
WHYY Video
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History

Pennsylvania Veterans Museum

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