The Remington Firearms Museum beside the Ilion plant told the story of America’s oldest gunmaker until it closed, and the plant itself shut down in 2024.
Closed: The museum and country store were locked and closed by 2022, and RemArms shut the Ilion plant in March 2024.
Our notes
The Remington Firearms Museum sat beside the Ilion, New York plant that Eliphalet Remington’s company had occupied since the early 1800s. Its displays included the one-millionth and ten-millionth Remington guns and a century of sporting and military models.
Timeline
- 1959 Museum opens at the Ilion plant
- 2016 Remington’s 200th anniversary
- 2022 Museum closed
- 2024 Ilion plant shut down
Plan your visit
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Nearby on the guide
More history: All firearm museums · New York guide