Outgoing
Lecture: Bannerman’s Island Arsenal with Thom Johnson 1
Educational Talk
Lecture: Bannerman’s Island Arsenal with Thom Johnson 2
Lecture: Bannerman’s Island Arsenal with Thom Johnson 3
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Lecture: Bannerman’s Island Arsenal with Thom Johnson

June 11 at 7pm

Cold Spring

Local historian Thom Johnson unpacks the bizarre saga of Francis Bannerman VI, the Scottish arms dealer who built a castle arsenal on a Hudson River island. Expect rare photographs, stories from his three-volume book, and the kind of history that sounds made up but isn't.

Local history
Hudson River
Castle ruins
Arms dealer lore

Tips

📚based on his three-volume book set
🏰rare photos of the island fortress included

Thursday, June 11, 7:00 PM

Putnam History Museum

63 Chestnut St, Cold Spring, NY 10516, USA

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Lecture: Bannerman’s Island Arsenal with Thom Johnson - Outgoing