Historic Structures and Grounds Report, Historical Data: U.S. Musket Factory, 1859-1861

Snell CW. 1981. Historic Structures and Grounds Report, Historical Data: U.S. Musket Factory, 1859-1861. Combined Historic Structure Report and Cultural Landscape Report. U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service. Denver Service Center, Denver, Colorado

Harpers Ferry National Historical Park preserves historic resources and commemorates the historic events that occurred at and around Harpers Ferry, West Virginia. The park consists of portions of the Lower Town, the former Storer College campus, landscapes associated with the national historical park’s Civil War significance, and lands preserving the historic viewshed down the Potomac River. The purpose of this report is to bring together all documentary evidence relating to the physical history and appearance of the buildings and grounds of the U.S. Musket Factory at Harper's Ferry as they appeared during the period 1859 -1861 in order to facilitate the interpretation, archeological investigation, and possible construction of an accurate model of the site.

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Published Report
Authors
Snell, Charles
Date of Issue
1981-08
Publisher
U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service
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HAFE , NCR
Keywords
Civil War, factory, musket factory
Subjects
CRIS-HS: 048492: Musket Factory; Armory Canal , CRIS-HS: 045476: Musket Factory; Armory Canal Bridge Abutments , CRIS-HS: 045493: Musket Factory; Armory Canal Dam , CRIS-HS: 045495: Musket Factory; Retaining Wall , CRIS-HS: 045494: Musket Factory; Rolling Mill , CRIS-HS: 1041795: US Armory Musket Factory Boat Landing

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