New London — Construction of the National Coast Guard Museum reached another milestone this week with completion of the six-story building’s steel frame. Stakeholders in the $150 million project gathered at the perimeter of the museum’s construction site at City Pier on Monday to watch a crane hoist a beam topped with a small tree and an American flag to the roof of the structure. It was part of a traditional topping off ceremony that National Coast Guard Museum Association President Wes Pulver said was another step forward for a project that was first pitched as an idea more than 25 years ago. The museum, whose location in New London was secured in 2004, is expected to attract more than 300,000 visitors a year and, according to New London Mayor Michael Passero, help to solidify the city as a tourist destination.

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