Springfield Arsenal Clock Tower (MZ1741) - Springfield, MA - U.S. Benchmarks on Waymarking.com

Because of its strategic location on the Connecticut River, the Federal Arsenal at Springfield was established during the Revolutionary War on the recommendation of General Henry Knox. It produced small arms, repaired small arms, and made fuses, cartridges, wagons, and saddles. It also was the major location for the storage of gunpowder and other war materials.

After the war, in 1794, General Knox, now the Secretary of War, recommended to President Washington that the arsenal become the Nation's First National Armory. The Armory was closed in 1968. Several of the buildings were converted into a museum and others became part of the newly established Springfield Technical Community College. The museum preserves the one of the best examples of US military shoulder arms, pistols, machine guns, edged weapons, and production machinery.

The clock tower was essential for the many workers that were employed at the Springfield Arsenal during its history.

Condition: Mark found in good condition Designation: -blank- Benchmark Agency: National Geodetic Survey Benchmark Agency (if other): N/A Monumentation type: other (not any of the below) Monumentation type (if other): Clock Tower County: Springfield, MA USGS 7.5' Topographic Quadrangle Name (optional): Albany Special Category (if other): N/A Find type: Coordinates and/or to-reach information from the NGS database (or Geocaching's copy of it) were used Web address of this benchmark's datasheet (optional): [Web Link] NGS PID: MZ1741 Special category (optional): Not listed Local database's URL (optional): Not listed

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