Schuylkill Arsenal
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N 39° 56.425 W 075° 11.260
18S E 483966 N 4421160
Supplies for the Lewis & Clark...
Waymark Code: WM6K3
Location: Pennsylvania, United States
Date Posted: 01/26/2006
Views: 39
Supplies for the Lewis & Clark Expedition (1803-1806), bought in Philadelphia by Meriwether Lewis, were stored and shipped to Pittsburgh from here in preparation for the journey’s start. Supplied military goods for Civil War, WWI and WWII. Built 1802-1806. Razed 1963.
Marker Name: Schuylkill Arsenal
County: Philadelphia
Date Dedicated: 06/10/2004
Marker Type: City
Location: East Greys Ferry Rd. at Washington Ave., Philadelphia
Category: Military, Military Post Civil War, Lewis & Clark
Website: Not listed
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