Firearms to be Exhibited at Wyman Tavern Museum

Beginning Saturday, July 18 and continuing throughout the summer, firearms from the collections of the Historical Society of Cheshire County will be on display at the Wyman Tavern Museum, 339 Main Street in Keene. The exhibit, titled Muskets, Shotguns and Pepperboxes, includes numerous guns dating from the 18th century to the Civil War Period. Included in the exhibit is a double barrel shotgun made by Keene's George O. Leonard in1864. Leonard produced high quality rifles in Keene from 1859 to 1869. Many of his guns were used by sharpshooters during the Civil War. One of Leonard's rifles was used in the Battle of Gettysburg and has been displayed at the Civil War Museum there.

The Wyman Tavern Museum is one of Keene's most historic structures. The Tavern was built by Captain Isaac Wyman in 1762 and operated as a tavern by the Wyman family for 40 years. It was from this tavern that 29 minutemen started their march to Lexington and Concord in April of 1775 under the command of Captain Wyman, a veteran of the Indian Wars. The Tavern is open for tours Thursday through Saturday from 11:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. and by appointment through September 5th.

For further information, please call HSCC at 352-1895, email dired@hsccnh.org, or visit the Society's website at www.hsccnh.org.