Motts Military Museum

The museum was founded in 1987 by Warren E. Motts in his family home.^[1][2] However, by 1995, the museum announced plans to move to a new location with a 3,500 sq ft (330 m²) building.^[3]

After initially attempting to purchase and move Eddie Rickenbacker's Home to the museum in 1996, the museum constructed a replica four years later.^[4] The same year, the museum received an M47 Patton tank from Arnold Schwarzenegger.^[5][6] The museum broke ground on a 5,200 sq ft (480 m²) expansion in 2001 and completed it in 2006.^[2]

In 2012, the museum acquired a fire truck that was damaged in the September 11th attacks.^[7] It received funding from the state to build a shelter for its landing craft in 2015.^[8]

Exhibits include the Ohio Military Hall of Fame, the Ohio Mobile Vietnam Memorial wall and the Vietnam War Dog Team Memorial.^{[9][10][11][12][13]}