Bristol Train of Artillery Museum explained

Bristol Train of Artillery Museum is an armory museum in Bristol, Rhode Island, which is the meeting place of the Bristol Train of Artillery, a militia artillery unit of the Rhode Island Island State Militia and a member of the Rhode Island Independent Military Organizations. The Bristol Train of Artillery was chartered on February 12, 1776 and has been in uninterrupted existence since then. The current building, which houses the museum collection, dates to 1843. The Museum "collection includes photographs, scrapbooks, drawings, paintings of events. Some records from the American Civil War, but much has been lost. Some exhibits of guns, uniforms, flags, hats, helmets, swords and other militaria."[1] [2]

The museum is open by appointment only.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Museums and Armories . Rhode Island Historical Records Repositories Directory . July 12, 2018.
  2. Web site: Military History: Bristol Train of Artillery . https://web.archive.org/web/20170121094940/http://www.newportbristol.com/military/Train.html . 21 January 2017 . Newport Bristol Heritage Passage . July 12, 2018.