West Lampeter Township near Willow Street in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Martin Meylin’s Gunshop

Photographed 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.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Colonial Era • Industry & Commerce. A significant historical year for this entry is 1719.

Location. 39° 59.235′ N, 76° 16.905′ W. Marker is near Willow Street, Pennsylvania, in Lancaster County. It is in West Lampeter Township. It is on Willow Street Pike North (U.S. 222) 0.2 miles north of Beaver Valley Road (Pennsylvania Route 741), on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 2534 Willow Street Pike North, Willow Street PA 17584, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in South-Central Pennsylvania, specifically in Pennsylvania Dutch Country,

and in the Susquehanna Valley.

It is also in the American Northeast

and in the Mid-Atlantic.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy

and also one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Birthplace of the Pennsylvania Rifle (approx. 0.6 miles away); Herr House (approx. 0.8 miles away); Millstones (approx. 1.2 miles away); Heine Weber Smokehouse (approx. 1.2 miles away); Blacksmith Shop (approx. 1.2 miles away); First Settlement in Lancaster County (approx. 1½ miles away); Boehm's Chapel (approx. 1.9 miles away); New Danville (approx. 1.9 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Willow Street.

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Photographed 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.

Credits. This page was last revised on February 14, 2026. It was originally submitted on February 3, 2008, by Bill Pfingsten of Bel Air, Maryland. This page has been viewed 11,135 times since then and 250 times this year. Last updated on November 22, 2020, by Carl Gordon Moore Jr. of North East, Maryland. 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.