The Salisbury Cannon Museum
When you visit the Salisbury - Lakeville area of Northwestern Connecticut, don't miss the the Salisbury Cannon Museum and the opportunity to learn about the area's historic role as a principal cannon producer during the American Revolution.
About the Salisbury Cannon Museum
The museum is located next to the historic site of Connecticut's first iron blast furnace that was originally built by Ethan Allen and Samuel Forbes in 1762. The museum is owned and operated by the non-profit Salisbury Association, Inc., and is located in the carriage house of the Holley-Williams House Museum in the center of Lakeville, CT.
The museum is located next to the historic site of Connecticut's first iron blast furnace that was originally built by Ethan Allen and Samuel Forbes in 1762. The museum is owned and operated by the non-profit Salisbury Association, Inc., and is located in the carriage house of the Holley-Williams House Museum in the center of Lakeville, CT.
The Salisbury Cannon Museum is open Saturdays and Sundays from 12 - 5:00 pm, during July and August. Allow one hour for your visit.
Artist's recreation of Revolutionary War cannon furnace in Lakeville, showing how iron ore was melted and cast into cannons to defend Connecticut against British attack.