Mapping and Interpreting the Armory Tailrace at Harpers Ferry National Historical Park
Ebersole JP. Mapping and Interpreting the Armory Tailrace at Harpers Ferry National Historical Park
In 2012 the Archeology Program completed another project focused on an intensive investigation of the Lower Armory Grounds. This land, acquired in 2001 from CSX Corporation, contains the remains of the second National Armory commissioned by the United States in 1798. An important part of this land acquisition was gaining access to remnants of the infrastructure that was integral to the operation of the Armory. One such feature is a tailrace tunnel. The investigation of the Armory Grounds and its only accessible tailrace highlights the Park's devotion to fulfilling its obligation of both understanding its resources in order to better protect them and presenting that information to the public for a more comprehensive experience of this facet of American History.