Allegheny Arsenal

1870-1909

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Title
Allegheny Arsenal
Date
1870-1909
Identifier
ALAR02.UA
Description
In 1814, William Barclay Foster (father of composer Stephen Foster) sold 30 acres of land , between today's 39th and 40th Streets, for $12,000 to the U.S. Government to erect the arsenal. The arsenal was designed by B. H. Latrobe. It served as a supply and manufacturing center for the troops in the west. On September 17, 1862, an explosion struck the Allegheny Arsenal. 78 people, mostly young girls, were killed.The explosion is recognized as the worst civilian disaster of the Civil War.
Extent
8 x 10 in.
Type
still image
Subject
Buildings--Design and construction
Allegheny Arsenal (Pittsburgh, Pa.)
Geographic Subjects
Lawrenceville (Pittsburgh, Pa.)
Source
University of Pittsburgh Historic Photographs, 1884-present
Collection
Pitt Photographs
Contributor
University of Pittsburgh
Rights Information
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