Chattahoochee in Gadsden County, Florida — The American South (South Atlantic)

United States Arsenal (1832-1861)

United States Arsenal Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, December 5, 2014

1. United States Arsenal Marker

Inscription. One-half mile to the north are the remains of the United States Arsenal erected by the United States Army Ordnance under an Act of Congress passed in 1832. The arsenal proper consisted of various buildings erected so that their exterior walls formed a quadrangle of four square acres. All the brick were made in the vicinity and construction was begun in 1834. It served as an arsenal of deposit prior to the Civil War, when it was seized by the Confederacy and used as a Camp of Instruction. Following the Civil War the Federal Government gave it to the Freedman's Bureau in 1866. The buildings were given to the State of Florida in 1869 for use as a prison. It was placed in service as a mental institution in 1876.

Erected 1960 by the Florida Board of Parks and Historic Memorials in cooperation with Florida Federation of Garden Clubs, Inc. (Marker Number F-1.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Science & Medicine • War, US Civil. A significant historical year for this entry is 1832.

Location. 30° 42.086′ N, 84° 50.12′ W. Marker is in Chattahoochee, Florida, in Gadsden County. It is at the intersection of Maple Street and East Washington Street (U.S. 90), on the right when traveling north on Maple Street. On northeast corner

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of intersection. Parking may be difficult. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 335 Maple Street, Chattahoochee FL 32324, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Greater Tallahassee

and on the Florida Panhandle.

It is also in the American South

and specifically in the Deep South.

Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

North America,

a Gulf of Mexico state,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain,

the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Apalachicola Arsenal (approx. 0.4 miles away); a different marker also named Apalachicola Arsenal (approx. 0.4 miles away); Site of Ellicott's Observatory (approx. one mile away); Karen's Mound (approx. 1.2 miles away); Old Spanish Trail (approx. 1.2 miles away); Ellicott's Camp and Observatory (approx. 1.2 miles away); Victory Bridge (approx. 1.3 miles away); The Scott Massacre (approx. 1.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Chattahoochee.

Related markers. Click here for a list of markers that are related to this marker.

Also see . . . Explore Southern History - U.S. Arsenal at Chattahoochee. (Submitted on December 7, 2014, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.)

United States Arsenal - original arsenal building. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, December 5, 2014

2. United States Arsenal - original arsenal building.

Originally an arsenal warehouse. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, December 5, 2014

3. Originally an arsenal warehouse.

Original powder magazine image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, December 5, 2014

4. Original powder magazine

Original arsenal officers quarters and guard room. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, December 5, 2014

5. Original arsenal officers quarters and guard room.

Looking east down US Highway 90 towards marker. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, December 5, 2014

6. Looking east down US Highway 90 towards marker.

Credits. This page was last revised on August 3, 2017. It was originally submitted on December 7, 2014, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. This page has been viewed 967 times since then and 19 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. submitted on December 7, 2014, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.