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GEORGE PATTON TANK WARFARE CENTER
So,
you decided to drive to California for that Disneyland vacation by
the beach or maybe you’re just coming to get famous in Hollywood.
Driving forever across the vast nowhere of the desert on Interstate 10,
Palm Springs just over the rise of Chiriacho Summit, you notice a small
sign demarking the Patton Museum ahead. Well, what the heck, there’s
a little home cooking restaurant, so why not stop and check it out.
The
George Patton Memorial Tank Warfare museum is about 45 minutes east
of Palm Springs on I10. This
is where
the
too-plainspoken for his own good General
Patton trained his 7th Army armored corps before setting off to North
Africa, and ultimately rolling all the way to the Rhine River. Even
though Patton who was only there for four months in 1942 as his Desert
Training Center, following
WWII the small base served as a tank training facility for many years.
Now it is a museum established by the Bureau of Land Managemant with
various examples of U.S. tanks through a series of wars, parked in the
desert
sun, and exhibits of WWII tank warfare
and other memorabilia indoors in the air conditioning. There is also
a large scale topographical map of the Mohave Desert region. So, if you’re
a military history fan, desert geology wonk or just need a meal break
and a pit stop in the dusty desert on your travel west, you’ll
find this a pretty unique little spot to visit. The modest admission
is a
small
price to
pay for
freedom. © Bargain
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General George S. Patton
Memorial Museum
Chiriaco Summit, CA 92201
760-227-3483
Open daily 9:00 am to 5:00 pm
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