The Story
The National Museum of Patriotism was a history museum in Atlanta founded in 1996 by Nick Snider, a retired businessman who was troubled by what he saw as a decline in patriotic feeling among Americans. It opened to the public on July 4, 2004, occupying a roughly 10,000-square-foot space on Spring Street in Midtown before moving to Baker Street downtown in 2007 in search of more foot traffic. Exhibits included a memorial to the September 11 attacks, displays on the Statue of Liberty and Lincoln Memorial, the Medal of Honor, the 1996 Atlanta Olympics, and the history of voting. Funded largely by private donations, the nonprofit closed its physical doors in 2010 and shifted its efforts to an online audience under a successor foundation.
About this site
National Museum of Patriotism is a museum in Atlanta, Fulton County. It is one of 28 museums documented in Fulton County, among 643 historic sites cataloged across the county on Georgia Roam.
The site sits at 33.8100, -84.3673 near Atlanta. The nearest cataloged historic site is National Foundation of Patriotism (museum), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include The Saga of Gold Tooth John, Trust Company of Georgia Northeast Freeway Branch, and Rock Springs Cemetery.
This record is drawn from the Institute of Museum and Library Services. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
History
The National Museum of Patriotism was a history museum in Atlanta founded in 1996 by Nick Snider, a retired businessman who was troubled by what he saw as a decline in patriotic feeling among Americans. It opened to the public on July 4, 2004, occupying a roughly 10,000-square-foot space on Spring Street in Midtown before moving to Baker Street downtown in 2007 in search of more foot traffic. Exhibits included a memorial to the September 11 attacks, displays on the Statue of Liberty and Lincoln Memorial, the Medal of Honor, the 1996 Atlanta Olympics, and the history of voting. Funded largely by private donations, the nonprofit closed its physical doors in 2010 and shifted its efforts to an online audience under a successor foundation.
Sources: en.wikipedia.orgnfop.org
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