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'''{{PAGENAME}}''' (1813-Present) - The Watervliet Arsenal was founded in 1813 during the [[War of 1812]] and has been manufacturing guns for America's defense ever since. In 1887, the arsenal became America's "Cannon Factory." It is the only U.S. Army manufacturing facility for large caliber cannon in volume. (Watervliet is pronounced water-vuh-leet) | '''{{PAGENAME}}''' (1813-Present) - The Watervliet Arsenal was founded in 1813 during the [[War of 1812]] and has been manufacturing guns for America's defense ever since. In 1887, the arsenal became America's "Cannon Factory." It is the only U.S. Army manufacturing facility for large caliber cannon in volume. (Watervliet is pronounced water-vuh-leet) | ||
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'''Sources:''' | |||
* [http://www.wva.army.mil/ Watervliet Arsenal] | * {{Roberts}}, page ..... | ||
'''Links:''' | |||
* [http://www.northamericanforts.com/East/nyhudson.html#water North American Forts - Watervliet Arsenal] | |||
* [http://www.wva.army.mil/ Official Watervliet Arsenal Site] | |||
{{Visited| | {{Visited|3 May 2012}} | ||
==Museum== | ==Museum== | ||
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[[Category:All]] | [[Category:All]] | ||
[[Category:Arsenals]] | [[Category:Arsenals]] | ||
[[Category:New York All]] | [[Category:New York All]] | ||
[[Category:New York Forts]] | |||
[[Category:New York Albany County]] | [[Category:New York Albany County]] | ||
[[Category: | [[Category:2012 Research Trip]] | ||
[[Category:Starter Page]] | [[Category:Starter Page]] | ||
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Revision as of 14:51, 3 May 2012
Watervliet Arsenal (1813-Present) - The Watervliet Arsenal was founded in 1813 during the War of 1812 and has been manufacturing guns for America's defense ever since. In 1887, the arsenal became America's "Cannon Factory." It is the only U.S. Army manufacturing facility for large caliber cannon in volume. (Watervliet is pronounced water-vuh-leet)
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Location: On the Hudson River, just a few miles north of the New York State Capital at Albany.
Lat: 42.719194 Long: -73.706717 |
Sources:
- Roberts, Robert B., Encyclopedia of Historic Forts: The Military, Pioneer, and Trading Posts of the United States, Macmillan, New York, 1988, 10th printing, ISBN 0-02-926880-X, page .....
Links:
Visited: 3 May 2012
Museum
Open to the public 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sunday through Thursday (closed Friday and Saturday and all federal holidays)