NEWPORT ARTILLERY COMPANY
Newport RI - This building is the Artillery Company of Newport museum. It contains memorabilia from America and around the world. Some of the most prized items are
four 3-Pound bronze cannon cast by Paul Revere in his foundry in Boston in 1798 for the State of Rhode Island. It also has a large collections of uniforms from around the world including, Colin Powell, Generals Abrams, Leominster, Westmoreland. Foreign dignataries such as Anwar Sadat, King Hussein, and Price Phillip from England.
(Trivia Alert) - The museum has memorabilia from Rhode Island Civil War General Ambrose Burnside, from whom we get the term "sideburns" due to his unique facial hair. But I'm not done yet, he was also the first President of the NRA.
Sorry about the quality of the photos, it was almost dark when I took them.
Info: http://www.newportartillery.org/
Labels: museum, Newport RI
posted by Bill @ 9:05 AM
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I was in Newport this week. I always go the day after Xmas for the colonial house tours. The inn I stay at -- the Melville House -- is just a few doors down from the place you photographed. It's a beautiful street, isn't it.
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