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Large Arsenal


 

LARGE ARSENAL

Description: The Large Arsenal dominates this 1803 print of Harpers Ferry. Built in 1799-1800, this two-story brick structure measured 125 feet by 32 feet. Here, firearms manufactured in the adjacent Armory were stored. Also pictured, from lower left to lower right, are an Armory structure, the Harper House, the Potomac ferry, and a flat-bottomed "gundalow" descending the Shenandoah River with a load of cargo.

Credit: Harpers Ferry NHP Historic Photo Collection (HF-21)

Year: 1803

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