Varnum Memorial Armory

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6 Main St
East Greenwich, RI 02818
The Varnum Armory Museum includes examples of weaponry, uniforms and artifacts dating from colonial America through the 20th century. Among the more unusual items: a functioning 1883 Gatling gun, a Civil War-era James Conversion 6-pound rifled cannon, and a collection of more than 600 American and foreign patriotic and propaganda posters from World Wars I and II. Visitors can view a variety of militaria including vintage sabers, flags and banners, a rare Revolutionary War leather helmet worn by a Rhode Island artillery officer at the Battle of Long Island and firearms ranging from colonial flintlock pistols and muskets (including a British carbine captured at the Battle of Saratoga) down to automatic weapons from World Wars I and II. Among the latter is a German Maxim machine gun and a Browning water-cooled .30 caliber machine gun, both from WWI.

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Jason B.
10/13/2012

Contains an extensive military & naval museum, with weapons & artifacts dating from the 16th century to the present. Additionally, the Armory contains an extensive military library, including...

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Kristen S.
8/12/2024

Always something to learn in Lil' Rhody. This is located right at the start of historic Main Street in EG. Nice to get a history lesson on a quick stroll after dinner at one of the nearby...

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Kris W.
4/29/2022

Our buddy Jack got us a tour today. They had a lot of guns, and swords on display. i liked the guns and swords from the civil war. I am a bit of a civil war buff. They had a few cannons on...

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George M.
5/16/2016

I recently rented this venue for an event. Our organization had used the venue in the past and had a very pleasant experience. It recently went through some leadership changes which made this...

Patrick D.
11/27/2016

The Varnum Armory Museum has recently gone through extensive renovations and conservation with many new artifacts never before displayed. There is an amazing amount of historically significant...

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