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Fort McCoy's Historical Center

Fort Sill National Historic Landmark & Museum main building facing the front entrance.

Fort McCoy's Commemorative Area, History Center, Equipment Park, and Veterans Memorial Plaza are located in the installation's 800 & 900 block and the area immediately surrounding.. More

Contact:

Phone: 608-388-2407

Email: usarmy.mccoy.id-readiness.mbx.pao@army.mil

Location:

100 East Headquarters Road

Fort McCoy, WI 54656

Visiting the Museum

The Commemorative Area and History Center are open only to groups of 15 or more. Appointments can be made for both by contacting the Public Affairs Office by phone or email. Visitors have access to the Equipment Park and Veterans Memorial Plaza year-round daily from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Guided tours can be arranged for groups of 15 or more Monday through Friday, excluding federal holidays, throughout the year. There is no cost for tours. Tours of the History Center, Commemorative Area buildings, Equipment Park, and Veterans Memorial Plaza take approximately one to 1 1/2 hours, depending on the size of the group. Bus tours of the installation are also available and last approximately 30 minutes.
Fort McCoy typically hosts an annual Open House each year on the third Saturday in May – Armed Forces Day. This is an excellent time to visit and no appointment required. All Commemorative Area buildings are open, guided installation bus tours are offered, and special activities are scheduled.

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About Fort McCoy's Historical Center

Fort McCoy's Commemorative Area, History Center, Equipment Park, and Veterans Memorial Plaza are located in the installation's 800 & 900 block and the area immediately surrounding.

Commemorative Area

The Commemorative Area consists of World War II-era buildings set aside to help tell Fort McCoy's unique story. These facilities, representative of the type found in the cantonment area when it was constructed in 1942, help to depict Soldier life during the 1940s. An administrative facility, a dining facility and one barracks are set up to represent use of each facility during the WWII era. Display items include bunk beds, footlockers and potbelly stoves. The other buildings, both barracks, house informational displays that highlight the events of WWII.

History Center

The History Center features displays of memorabilia that reflects the role the installation held throughout WWI, WWII, the Korean War, the Cuban Refugee Resettlement center operations, Operation Desert Storm and more.

Equipment Park

The Equipment Park is an outdoor area used to display historical and present-day equipment representative of the types used on the installation. The design of the park allows for display of more than 70 pieces of equipment, ranging from helicopters and howitzers to trucks and trailers. A brochure featuring a park layout guide and information about each piece of equipment on display is available on site or a PDF version is available here.

Commorative Area featuring several US Army vehicles on display at Fort McCoy's Historical Center Fort McCoy's Commemorative Area stone built sign. A room inside Fort McCoy's Historical Center featuring museum artifacts of US Army uniforms. Outside of Fort McCoy's Historical Center with several people walking along a sidewalk on a sunny day. A museum exhibit featuring a kitchen at Fort McCoy's Historical Center. A museum exhibit featuring a sanctuary inside Fort McCoy's Historical Center. A field full of green grass with Fort McCoy's Historical Center stone sign in the background. A US Army helicopter on display outside Fort McCoy's Historical Center.

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