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United States Arsenal Ruins
An overlooked place within Harpers Ferry: United States Arsenal Ruins.
The federal government constructed two arsenal buildings at Harpers Ferry to store the weapons produced at the armory. In 1859 there were 100,000 weapons stored in the arsenal buildings, which played a role in the John Brown
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The National Park Service documents United States Arsenal Ruins within Harpers Ferry.
The federal government constructed two arsenal buildings at Harpers Ferry to store the weapons produced at the armory. In 1859 there were 100,000 weapons stored in the arsenal buildings, which played a role in the John Brown
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