Bristol Train of Artillery Museum

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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."

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  • Mount Hope Bay raids
    1778 series of military raids by British troops during the American Revolutionary War
  • Battle of Rhode Island
    1778 battle of the American Revolutionary War
  • King Philip's War
    conflict between Native American inhabitants of present-day New England and English colonists
  • Fort Getty
    fort in Rhode Island
  • Russell Garrison
    fort in Massachusetts
  • Fort Wolcott
    fort on Goat Island, Rhode Island
  • Fort Adams
    former American Army post in Newport, Rhode Island  
  • Fort Wetherill
    historic site in Rhode Island, United States
  • Fort Kearny
    historic fort in Rhode Island, USA
  • Camp Varnum
    Rhode Island Army National Guard training facility
  • Fort Church
    World War II US coast defense fort
  • Bristol Train of Artillery Museum
    museum in Bristol, Rhode Island, US
  • Hiddensee
    Tarantul-class corvette in East German Navy ship, brought to US for analysis: now museum
  • USS Joseph P. Kennedy, Jr.
    1945 Gearing-class destroyer
  • USS Massachusetts
    1941 South Dakota-class battleship
  • PT-617
    torpedo boat of the United States Navy
  • PT 796
    torpedo boat of the United States Navy
  • Battleship Cove
    maritime museum in Fall River, Massachusetts, USA
  • HMS Endeavour
    1764 collier and survey vessel
  • HMS Lark
    1762 Richmond-class fifth-rate frigate
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Bristol Train of Artillery Historic Militia with Betsy Ross Flag. 2023 Gaspee Days Parade, Pawtuxet Village, Rhode Island.Bristol Train of Artillery Historic Militia with Betsy Ross Flag. 2023 Gaspee Days Parade, Pawtuxet Village, Rhode Island.
Bristol Train of Artillery Museum, State Street, Bristol RIBristol Train of Artillery Museum, State Street, Bristol RI
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    eventarmed conflict1778Mount Hope Bay raidsUnited States, Continental Army, Kingdom of Great Britain, battleWikidata
    eventarmed conflict1778Battle of Rhode IslandUnited States, battle, Kingdom of Great BritainWikidata
    eventwar1675King Philip's Warwar, Mohegan, Pequot, Wampanoag people, Narragansett people, New England Confederation, Nipmuc, Nashaway people, Podunk peopleWikidata
    objectwatercraftUSS CeroshipWikidata
    objectwatercraftUSS Fall Riverheavy cruiser, Baltimore-class cruiserWikidata
    objectwatercraftUSS Lionfishattack submarine, preserved watercraft, United States NavyWikidata
    objectwatercraftUSS SaratogaForrestal-class aircraft carrier, supercarrierWikidata
    objectwatercraftWLV-613preserved watercraft, shipWikidata
    objectwatercraft1930Lightship No. 114lightvesselWikidata
    organisationfactoryWalsh-Kaiser Companyshipyard, shipbuildingWikidata
    sitefortFort GettyfortWikidata
    sitefort1675Russell Garrisonfort, ruinsWikidata
    sitefort1702Fort WolcottfortWikidata
    sitefort1798Fort AdamsfortWikidata
    sitefort1895Fort WetherillfortWikidata
    sitefort1908Fort KearnyfortWikidata
    sitefort1942Camp VarnumfortWikidata
    sitefort1942Fort ChurchfortWikidata
    sitemuseumBristol Train of Artillery Museummilitary museumWikidata
    sitemuseumHiddenseecorvette, German Navy, United States Navy, preserved watercraft, East German Navy, museum shipWikidata
    sitemuseumUSS Joseph P. Kennedy, Jr.preserved watercraft, museum ship, destroyer, United States NavyWikidata
    sitemuseumUSS Massachusettspreserved watercraft, battleship, museum ship, United States NavyWikidata
    sitemuseum1945PT-617preserved watercraft, motor torpedo boat, museum ship, United States NavyWikidata
    sitemuseum1945PT 796preserved watercraft, PT boat, museum ship, United States NavyWikidata
    sitemuseum1965Battleship Covemaritime museum, military museumWikidata
    siteshipwreckHMS Endeavoursurvey vessel, collier, shipwreckWikidata
    siteshipwreck1762HMS Larkfifth-rate frigate, shipwreck, Richmond-class fifth-rate frigateWikidata
    commonsimageBristol Train of Artillery Historic Militia with Betsy Ross Flag. 2023 Gaspee Days Parade, Pawtuxet Village, Rhode Island. Commons
    commonsimageBristol Train of Artillery Museum, State Street, Bristol RI Commons