Detroit Arsenal (1): Difference between revisions
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
John Stanton (talk | contribs) No edit summary |
Bill Thayer (talk | contribs) m Text replace - "== ReplaceText History ==" to "== History ==" |
||
| (7 intermediate revisions by 2 users not shown) | |||
| Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
{{SocialNetworks}} | {{SocialNetworks}} | ||
'''{{PAGENAME}}''' (1833-1877) - A U.S. Army arsenal established in 1833 and completed in 1837. Located in present day Dearborn, Wayne County, Michigan. Abandoned in 1877. Also known as [[Dearborn Arsenal]]. | {{PageHeader}} | ||
'''{{PAGENAME}}''' (1833-1877) - A U.S. Army arsenal established in 1833 and completed in 1837. Located in present day Dearborn (formerly Dearbornville), Wayne County, Michigan. Abandoned in 1877. Also known as [[Dearborn Arsenal]] and [[Dearbornville Arsenal]]. | |||
{|{{FWpicframe}} | {|{{FWpicframe}} | ||
| Line 10: | Line 11: | ||
|} | |} | ||
== | == History == | ||
A U.S. Army arsenal established in 1833 and completed in 1837. The arsenal was built on the Rouge River at a distance from Detroit to minimize any destruction that might result from an explosion. The eleven arsenal buildings were arranged around a 360' square and connected by an 12' high masonry wall. The buildings were all constructed of brick and included a three | A U.S. Army arsenal established in 1833 and completed in 1837. The arsenal was built on the Rouge River at a distance from Detroit to minimize any destruction that might result from an explosion. The eleven arsenal buildings were arranged around a 360' square and connected by an 12' high masonry wall. The buildings were all constructed of brick and included a three story main depot structure. | ||
{| class="wikitable" width="400px" | {| class="wikitable" width="400px" | ||
| Line 33: | Line 34: | ||
Abandoned and the buildings sold off in 1877. | Abandoned and the buildings sold off in 1877. | ||
{{Clr}} | |||
{{DetroitArsenal1Cmdrs}} | |||
== Current Status == | == Current Status == | ||
The commandant's quarters was restored in 1959 and is now the Dearborn Historical Museum in Dearborn, Wayne County, Michigan. | The commandant's quarters was restored in 1959 and is now the Dearborn Historical Museum in Dearborn, Wayne County, Michigan. | ||
| Line 38: | Line 44: | ||
{| | {| | ||
| | | | ||
<googlemap version="0.9" lat="42.306389" lon="-83.243889" zoom="15" width="500" scale="yes" overview="yes" controls="large" icons="http://www.fortwiki.com/mapicons/icon{label}.png"> | <googlemap version="0.9" lat="42.306389" lon="-83.243889" zoom="15" width="-500" height="-500" scale="yes" overview="yes" controls="large" icons="http://www.fortwiki.com/mapicons/icon{label}.png"> | ||
(A) 42.306389, -83.243889, Detroit Arsenal (1) | (A) 42.306389, -83.243889, Detroit Arsenal (1) | ||
(1833-1877) | (1833-1877) | ||
| Line 57: | Line 63: | ||
{{Visited|No}} | {{Visited|No}} | ||
__NOTOC__ | __NOTOC__ | ||
{{PageFooter}} | |||
{{DEFAULTSORT:Detroit Arsenal (1)}} | {{DEFAULTSORT:Detroit Arsenal (1)}} | ||
[[Category:All]] | [[Category:All]] | ||
Latest revision as of 06:02, 23 September 2021
|
Detroit Arsenal (1) (1833-1877) - A U.S. Army arsenal established in 1833 and completed in 1837. Located in present day Dearborn (formerly Dearbornville), Wayne County, Michigan. Abandoned in 1877. Also known as Dearborn Arsenal and Dearbornville Arsenal.
HistoryA U.S. Army arsenal established in 1833 and completed in 1837. The arsenal was built on the Rouge River at a distance from Detroit to minimize any destruction that might result from an explosion. The eleven arsenal buildings were arranged around a 360' square and connected by an 12' high masonry wall. The buildings were all constructed of brick and included a three story main depot structure.
Abandoned and the buildings sold off in 1877.
Current StatusThe commandant's quarters was restored in 1959 and is now the Dearborn Historical Museum in Dearborn, Wayne County, Michigan.
Sources:
Links:
Visited: No
| ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
