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By William Fischer, Jr., September 12, 2021
Allegheny Arsenal Explosion Marker
SHOWN IN SOURCE-SPECIFIED ORDER
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Inscription from original monument
Erected by voluntary subscription to the memory of those who were killed by the explosion at the Allegheny Arsenal, September 17, 1862. Tread softly, this is consecrated dust. Forty five . . . — — Map (db m182079) HM |
| On 40th Street, 0.2 miles south of Butler Street, on the right when traveling south. |
| | Designed by Benjamin H. Latrobe and constructed in 1814. The Arsenal was used as a military garrison, in the manufacture and storing of supplies during the Civil War, Indian Wars, and Spanish American War. — — Map (db m40874) HM |
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Designed by Benjamin H. Latrobe. Built by
Captain Abram R. Woolley on land purchased by the
federal government from William B. Foster.
Served as ammunition production center during
Indian, Mexican and Civil Wars.
This tablet . . . — — Map (db m224807) HM |
May. 18, 2024
