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This guide includes museums that members of The Ohio Gun Collectors Association felt would be of interest to fellow members. It has beencompiled and updated from your suggestionssubmitted over recent years. You will
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nd thelist alphabetically, below, and by state, alongwith a map on pages 8-9. Be sure to call ahead to check hours and anyspecial exhibits or programs.For research pur- poses, some museums will allow access to itemsin storage with advance arrangements.The guide will become a part of our website,www.ogca.com, so please keep your updatesand additions coming. (Undoubtedly, there willbe additions and modi
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cations.) In addition,more and more museums offer the ability to“walk-through” their collections on-line, and we will provide links to web addresses wherever possible.This list is limited to museums within the United States. We also seek your recommendations for museums outside the U.S.A. for a futurereference list.
The Aberdeen Museum of History (1),
Exhibits include a Blacksmith’s shop.
111East Third St., Aberdeen, Washington98520; Ph: (360) 533-1976; www.aber-deen-museum.org
Arizona State Museum (2),
Includes Na-tive American historical weapons and a fewartifacts of Pancho Villa-era National Guarddeployment. 1013 E. University Blvd.,P.O. Box 210026 Tucson, AZ 85721-0026;Ph: (520) 621-6302; www.statemuseum.arizona.edu.
Army Heritage Center (3),
Centerpiece ofthe Army’s Historical Program and a majorcomponent of the U.S. Army War College atCarlisle Barracks, Pennsylvania. P.O. Box839, Carlisle, PA 17013; Ph: (866) ARMY-HTG; www.armyheritage.org
The Art Institute of Chicago (4),
TheGeorge F. Harding, Jr. Collection of Armsand Armor. 111 S. Michigan Avenue, Chi-cago, IL 60603-6110; Ph: (312) 443-3642;www.artic.edu
Baltimore Maritime Museum (5),
One ofthe most impressive collections of militaryvessels in the world.
Piers 3 & 5 BaltimoreInner Harbor, Baltimore, MD 21202; Ph:(410) 396-3453; www.baltomaritimemu-seum.org
Buffalo Bill Historical Center (6),
A com-plex of museums of western art,
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rearms,and Native American culture. IncludesCody Firearms Museum – see below. 720Sheridan Ave., Cody, WY 82414; Ph: (307)587-4771
C. M. Russell Museum (7),
FeaturesBrowning family collection as well as variedexamples of 18th and 19th Century
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es. 400 13th Street North, Great Falls,MT 59401; Ph: (406) 727-8787, Fax: (406)727-2402
Chickamauga-Chattanooga NationalMilitary Park (8),
Claude Fuller collectionof U.S. martial arms. P.O. Box 2128, FortOglethorpe, GA 30742; Ph: (706) 866-9241, Fax: (423) 752-5215; www.nps.gov/chch/index.htm
Cody Firearms Museum (9),
One of themost comprehensive collections of Ameri-can
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rearms in the world. The heart of themuseum is The Winchester Collection, butvirtually every signi
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cant manufacturer inthe world is represented. Offers recordsservice for collectors. Located in the Buf-falo Bill Historical Center, 720 SheridanAvenue, Cody, WY 82414; Ph: (307) 578-4117; www.bbhc.org/
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Colonial Williamsburg (10)
, A recreatedcolonial town – lots of walking. Military andcivilian
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rearms from the 17th and 18thcenturies. Traces theevolution of the stan-dard British infantrymusket pre-1800. P.O.Box 1776, Williams-burg, VA 23187-1776;Ph: (757) 229-1000;www.history.org/his-tory/museums
Colorado HistoricalSociety (11),
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rearms collection al-though much of it instorage. 1300 Broad-way, Denver, CO 80203;Ph: (303) 866-6822
Colorado Springs Pio-neer Museum (12),
Large Civil War Fire-arms Collection, 215South Tejon St., Colora-do Springs, CO 80903;Ph: (719) 385-5990
Dan Hardesty's Wild West Museum (84)
Western Memorabilia, Civil War and IndianArtifacts 1280 Franklin Ave. Franklin, PA16323; (814) 432-8577
Davis Museum,
see J.M. Davis Arms Museum
(27)
First Corps of Cadets Museum (15),
Houses the artifacts that promote thehistory of the Oldest Continuously ActiveVolunteer Militia Unit of the United Statesand still serves our country after 267 years.227 Commonwealth Avenue, Boston, MA02116; Ph: (617) 267-1726
Fort Ticonderoga (17),
One of the nation’soldest museums and boasts the largestcannon collection in North America andpowder horn collection. P.O. Box 390, Ti-conderoga, NY 12883; (518) 585-2821
Frank Brownell Museum of the South-west at the NRA’s Whittington Center(83)
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rearms that contrib-uted to the exploration and developmentof the southwest. NRA Whittington CenterP.O. Box 700, Raton, NM 87740; (575)445-3615; info@nrawc.org
Frazier Historical Arms Museum (18),
100,000 sq. ft. newer museum featuringa permanent collection of wide variety of
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ne American arms, the magni
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cent BritishRoyal Armouries exhibition on long-termloan, plus period reenactments. 829 W.
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Main St., Louisville, KY 40202; Ph: (502)753-5663; www.frazierarmsmuseum.org
Frontier Army Museum (19),
Focuses onFort Leavenworth’s role in westward expan-sion, exhibiting one of the
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nest collectionsof horse-drawn military carriages in thenation, including a 1790 prairie schooner.100 Reynolds Ave., Fort Leavenworth, KS66027; Ph: (913) 684-3186
Gene Autry Museum of Western Heri-tage (20)
, Exhibits many historic guns onceowned by individuals well known in westernhistory such as outlaw Frank James andothers. 4700 Western Heritage Way, LosAngeles, CA 90027-1462; Ph: (323) 667-2000; www.autrynationalcenter.org
General George Patton Museum (21)
,Largest collection of Patton artifacts inthe world, including personal items usedby General Patton throughout his life andan Armor Memorial Park
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4554 FayetteAvenue, Fort Knox, KY 40121-0208 Ph:(502) 624-3812
Gettysburg National Military Park (22),
National Park Service museum exhibits anoutstanding collection of Civil War era mar-tial arms, both Union and Confederate. 97Taneytown RD, Gettysburg, PA 17325; Ph:(717) 334-1124, Fax: (717) 334-1891
Grant-Kohrs Ranch NHS (23),
Historic siteprovides an understanding of the frontiercattle era of the Nation’s history. Hdq. 266Warren Lane, Deer Lodge, MT 59722; Ph:(406) 846-2070, ext. 224; Visitor Center;(406) 846-2070, ext. 250, Fax: (406) 846-3962
Harper’s Ferry National Historical Park(24),
Extensive museum including a CivilWar museum. P.O. Box 65, Harper’s Ferry,WV 25425; (304) 535-6029
Higgins Armory Museum (25)
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oors, it is the only institutionin the Northeast dedicated to the collection,preservation, exhibition, and interpretationof arms and armor. 100 Barber Avenue,Worcester, MA 01606-2444; (508) 853-6015; www.higgins.org
Huntington Museum of Art (80)
Includesan entire wing on the Herman P. DeanFirearms Collection parts of which havebeen on special exhibit at OGCA in recentyears. 2033 McCoy RD., Huntington WV25701; (304) 529-2701
J. M. Davis Arms Museum (27)
,Extensiveand eclectic collection of guns in varyingstates of preservation. 333 Lynn RiggsBlvd., (U.S. Route 66), Claremore, OK74018; Ph: (918) 341-5707; www.state.ok.us/~jmdavis/
Jim Gatchell Museum (28),
200 his-toric guns from all the major gun makers.Closed in winter. 100 Fort St., P.O. Box 596,Buffalo, WY 82834; Ph: (307) 684-9331;www.jimgatchell.com
John M. Browning Firearms Museum(29),
Original models of
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rearms designedby John M. Browning are displayed. 2501Wall Ave., Ogden, UT 84401; Ph: (801)393-9886
Kansas Museum of History (30),
Includesa Civil War Museum, 6425 SW Sixth Ave.,Topeka, KS 66615-1099; Ph: (785) 272-8681
Kentucky Military History Museum (31),
Emphasizes the service of the KentuckyMilitia, State Guard, and other volunteermilitary organizations from the Revolutionthrough the Gulf War. 100 W. Broadway,Frankfort, KY 40601; Ph: (502) 564-1792,(877) 444-7867; email: KHS@ky.gov
Maine State Museum (32),
State HouseStation 83, Augusta, ME 04333; Ph: (207)287-2301; www.maine.gov/museum/index.html
Metropolitan Museum of Art (33),
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rearms including Colt ThirdModel Dragoon Percussion Revolver, ca.1853 gifted by George Repaire that wasonce part of the Locke collection. 5
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Street, New York City, NY10028; Ph: (212) 879-5500, Ext. 3396;www.metmuseum.org.
Milwaukee Public Museum Reference Li-brary,
See Nunnemacher Collection
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Missouri History Museum (35),
FromLindbergh’s plane, William Clark and theCivil War. 5700 Lindell Blvd., St. Louis, MO63112-0040. Ph: (314) 361-4599; www.mohistory.com
Missouri State Museum (36),
One of thehighlights of this collection is over 125Missouri Civil War battle
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ags. JeffersonSt. and Capital Ave., Jefferson City, MO656101; Ph: (573) 751-2854
Montana Historical Society (37),
Over1,000 firearms, P.O. Box 201201, 225North Roberts, Helena, MT 59620-1201;Ph: (406) 444-2694; email: mhslibrary@mt.gov
Morristown National Historic Park (38),
Revolutionary War Arms, 30 WashingtonPlace, Morristown, NJ 07960-4299; Ph:(908) 766-8215; www.nps.gov/morr
Motts Military Museum, Inc. (39),
Foundedby Life member Warren Motts, this museumis dedicated to preserving the memory of allindividuals that served in the United StatesMilitary. 5075 South Hamilton Rd., Grove-port OH, 43125-9336; Ph: (614) 836-1500;www.mottsmilitarymuseum.org
Mountain Post Museum (40),
The Moun-tain Post Historical Center honors the his-tory of brave soldiers, past, present andfuture. Check for opening. Fort Carson,CO 80913; Ph: (303) 579-2908
Museum of Connecticut History at TheConnecticut State Library (13),
TheColt's Patent Firearms Manufacturing Com-pany Collection. 213 Capitol Ave, Hartford,CT 06106; Ph: (860) 757-6535, Fax: (860)757-6533
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