Boats and...
The powder monkey who directs you through the museum.
Who is Aspenwall Fuller?
The most disliked Christmas dessert; filled with dried fruit and nuts.
What is fruit cake?
It was the United States first navy submarine.
What is the USS Alligator?
A popular children's movie where a train takes them to the North Pole.
What is the Polar Express?
This ship experienced a tragic boiler room explosion. The National Civil War Naval Museum houses the ship's remains, as well as its engine.
What is the CSS Chattahoochee?
This USN Lieutentant brought the demise of the CSS Albemarle on October 28, 1864.
Who is William Barker Cushing?
The decorative covering that is placed under the Christmas Tree. It usually covers the feet/base of the tree, and presents sit on top of it.
What is a tree skirt?
Ships with armor plating (exs. CSS Jackson and CSS Albemarle).
What is an ironclad?
This movie can be enjoyed during two holidays that happen in the year; in October and December.
What is The Nightmare Before Christmas?
Different cultural, religious, and/or family activities that are carried on each holiday season.
What is a Christmas/Holiday tradition?
He served on the USS Hartford during the Battle of Mobile Bay. During the battle, while wounded, he continued maintenance on the guns/cannons on the berth deck and got them back functioning. He was later awarded a Congressional Medal of Honor.
Who is John Lawson?
Children should remain well-behaved, otherwise they will receive a visit from this figure.
Who is Krampus?
On Easter Sunday of 1865, Union troops landed in this Confederate city in what would be known as the, "Last Land Battle of the Civil War."
What is Columbus, Ga?
Caring for them is not necessarily complicated nor tedious, but one mistake is all it takes for chaos ensue.
What are mogwai?
The instrument that is being played by the sailor in USS Hunchback photo.
What is a banjo?
These two were not only the first officers in the U.S. Navy to receive the rank of admiral, but they were also (adopted) brothers.
Who are David G. Farragut and David D. Porter?
An Italian sweet bread enjoyed during the holidays.
What is Panettone?
Where a significant amount of ship parts (for the Confederacy) were made in Columbus, Ga. It now exists as the Columbus Iron Works.
What was the Confederate Naval Yard?
A little girl comes across --and begins to take care of --an injured reindeer in secret.
What is Prancer?
A debate persists to this day over whether or not this movie is a Christmas movie.
What is Die Hard?