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WELCOME TO THE ARMORY OF THE
ANCIENT AND HONORABLE ARTILLERY COMPANY
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 The
Company was chartered
in 1638 by the General Court of Massachusetts Bay Colony.
Its Headquarters and Armory have been here in Faneuil
Hall since 1746. Facing you at the west end of the Armory
is the Great Seal of the Commonwealth
Commissioned in 1897, it is made of one piece of wood and measures
seven feet in height and is five feet wide. The Indian (Massasoit)
has a slightly different stance in the modern Seal |
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Special Exhibits
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 George
H. Maynard exhibit
In this exhibit is Maynards uniform
and his Medal of
Honor received for his actions at Fredericksburg,
Va in 1826.
Maynard is buried in Mount Feake Cemetery in Waltham,
MA.
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John F. Kennedy exhibit.
In this exhibit are President Kennedy,s AHAC
membership card. Membership enrollment information
and other memoribilia pertaining to his Presidency
and membership in the AHAC.
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around the upper walls are
Past Commanders of The Ancient & Honorable. Starting
on the left end of the room they are in chronological order.
In 1899 the Armory was expanded from thirty feet to the present
forty eight feet. To celebrate this, the Ancients commissioned
five Boston artists to paint thirteen historical paintings.
All were painted between 1901 and 1903. The series starts on
you right. No - "Washington Crossing the Delaware"
is not the original; that is in the Metropolitan Museum in New
York. The painting on the west wall called "The First Muster"
depicts the Ancients on Boston Common in 1638. A
Drum Head Election of Officers took place and has been repeated
every year since. |
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The stairway to the
Commander's Quarters has thirteen steps. The name plates
are in the order of that State's ratification of the Constitution.
Delaware first and Rhode Island last. The flags represent
each State. The flags on the walls are: On the right, the
Cross of St. George to the Star Spangled Banner tells the
story of the United States flag. On your left are the flags
of the Colonial and Revolutionary War period.
The Ancients still meet here on a regular basis. The objects
in the Museum Room are memories of the Ancients over the years.
Visit our museum
in person at Faneuil Hall!
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| Our Armory is 48'
wide x 76' length x 13' height |
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