Terry Sanford in Fayetteville in Cumberland County, North Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)

Forging and Casting [and] Smith's Shops (1839 - 1842)

Arsenal Park

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., July 27, 2009

1. Forging and Casting [and] Smith's Shops (1839 - 1842) Marker

Inscription.
The lighter brick in this pad outlines the foundations of two shops, the smiths and the forging and casting. These shops were built simultaneously between 1839 and 1842. During Confederate occupation, these shops, along with the engine house, were the central areas for repairing and modernizing arms.

Erected by Museum of the Cape Fear.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Industry & Commerce • Military • War, US Civil. A significant historical year for this entry is 1839.

Location. 35° 3.248′ N, 78° 53.658′ W. Marker is in Fayetteville, North Carolina, in Cumberland County. It is in Terry Sanford. It can be reached from Myrover Street. Marker and foundation are in Arsenal Park, between Arsenal Avenue and Branson Street, to the immediate west of the pedestrian bridge over the Martin Luther King, Jr. Freeway (U.S. 401). Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Fayetteville NC 28305, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in North Carolina’s Coastal Plain. It is also in the American South

and specifically in the Upper South.

Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

one of the original Thirteen Colonies,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Engine House (1838 - 1848) (within shouting distance of this marker); The "Ghost" Tower (within shouting distance of this marker); North Carolina Arsenal (within shouting distance of this marker); Fayetteville Arsenal (within shouting

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distance of this marker); North Carolina (within shouting distance of this marker); Gun Carriage and Turning Shop (1842 - 1849) (within shouting distance of this marker); Arsenal Stones (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Arsenal Park (about 300 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Fayetteville.

Also see . . . Fayetteville Arsenal. (Submitted on November 12, 2009, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)

Forging and Casting [and] Smith's Shops (1839 - 1842) and Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., July 27, 2009

2. Forging and Casting [and] Smith's Shops (1839 - 1842) and Marker

Marker in foreground, looking south along the west perimeter of the Arsenal.

Diagram Showing Shops Location in Arsenal image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., July 27, 2009

3. Diagram Showing Shops Location in Arsenal

Arsenal Engraving image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., July 27, 2009

4. Arsenal Engraving

Credits. This page was last revised on April 26, 2025. It was originally submitted on November 12, 2009, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 947 times since then and 22 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on November 12, 2009, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.