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Martin Meylin’s Gunshop
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By William Pfingsten, February 2, 2008 | |
| | | 1. Martin Meylin's Gunshop Marker | | |
Inscription. Old gunshop, built in 1719, is located about one mile northeast. Here, before 1745 the earliest known Pennsylvania Rifle, misnamed Kentucky Rifle, was made. building is marked with a tablet.
Location. 39° 59.239′ N, 76° 16.911′ W. Marker is in Willow Street, Pennsylvania, in Lancaster County. Marker is on PA 222 0.2 miles north of Beaver Valley Road PA 741, on the right when traveling north. Click for map. Marker is in this post office area: Willow Street PA 17584, United States of America.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 3 miles of this marker, as the crow flies. Birthplace of the Pennsylvania Rifle (approx. 0.6 miles away); Herr House (approx. 0.8 miles away); Boehm's Chapel (approx. 1.9 miles away); Founded 1791 Boehms Chapel (approx. 2 miles away); Conestoga Navigation Company (approx. 2 miles away); At Rockford near here lived & died General Edward Hand, M.D. (approx. 2.3 miles away); Rock Ford (approx. 2.5 miles away); Frederick Augustus Muhlenberg (approx. 3 miles away). Click for a list of all markers in Willow Street. |
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By Dave Schreck, February 9, 2008 | |
| | | 2. Martin Meylin's Gunshop | | Located one mile northeast of marker at intersection of Eshelman Mill Rd. and Long Rifle Rd. | | |
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Credits. This page originally submitted on February 3, 2008, by Bill Pfingsten of Bel Air, Maryland. This page has been viewed 3,124 times since then. Photos: 1. submitted on February 3, 2008, by Bill Pfingsten of Bel Air, Maryland. 2. submitted on February 12, 2008, by Dave Schreck of Rawlinsville, Pennsylvania.
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