Smithsonian Day - Camp Gordon Johnston WWII Museum

Back by popular demand all three of Carrabelle’s wonderful museums will open their doors free of charge on Saturday September 22, 2018 as part of Smithsonian magazine’s 14^th annual Museum Day. This national celebration honors museums that follow the example of the Smithsonian with free admission. In salute to this day, Carrabelle History Museum, Camp Gordon Johnston WWII Museum, and Crooked River Lighthouse Museum will also have extended hours from 10:00 am to 5:00 pm and special activities and exhibits including WWII military vehicles, a newly expanded Native Peoples exhibit and 103 foot tower climbs.

A new location and a new museum facility highlight this year’s Museum Day. Camp Gordon Johnston WWII Museum is now located at Carrabelle Beach, where military troops practiced beach assaults for D-Day and other campaigns. In conjunction with Smithsonian Day, Camp Gordon Johnston Museum will also be holding ribbon cutting and reopening of the museum at 10:00 am in celebration of the new museum building. The museum will also be showing an exciting short film of the actual 1943 beach assault training that has only recently been discovered. WWII military vehicles will be on display and military veterans will be on hand.

Camp Gordon Johnston WWII Museum honors the military men and women as well as civilian personnel who trained and worked in Carrabelle and Franklin County during 1942 through 1946. The 4,000 sq ft Camp Gordon Johnston Museum houses numerous displays of military artifacts, photos and memorabilia of many types. Camp Gordon Johnston Museum’s new facility is across from Carrabelle Beach Park at 1873 Highway 98 West, Carrabelle, FL.