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The Pikesville arsenal was built in the outskirts of Baltimore along the Reisteratown road on a 15 acre track purchased in 1816. The arsenal was far enough away from the harbor to be safe from enemy fire and close enough to support the coastal forts. The arsenal building was completed and open for business in 1820. | The Pikesville arsenal was built in the outskirts of Baltimore along the Reisteratown road on a 15 acre track purchased in 1816. The arsenal was far enough away from the harbor to be safe from enemy fire and close enough to support the coastal forts. The arsenal building was completed and open for business in 1820. | ||
During the first weeks of the [[U.S. Civil War]] the arsenal was briefly seized by local confederates known as the "Garrison Forest Rangers" until Union troops arrived to put down the seizure. At the outset of the war the commandant of the arsenal, Colonel [[Huger]], who was a South Carolina native, resigned his commission and joined the confederates. | During the first weeks of the [[U.S. Civil War]] the arsenal was briefly seized by local confederates known as the "Garrison Forest Rangers" until Union troops arrived to put down the seizure. At the outset of the war the commandant of the arsenal, Colonel [[Benjamin Huger]], who was a South Carolina native, resigned his commission and joined the confederates. | ||
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Pikesville Arsenal (1819-1879) - A U.S. Army arsenal established in 1819 in Pikesville, Baltimore County, Maryland. Abandoned as an arsenal in 1879.
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Pikesville Arsenal History
The Pikesville arsenal was built in the outskirts of Baltimore along the Reisteratown road on a 15 acre track purchased in 1816. The arsenal was far enough away from the harbor to be safe from enemy fire and close enough to support the coastal forts. The arsenal building was completed and open for business in 1820.
During the first weeks of the U.S. Civil War the arsenal was briefly seized by local confederates known as the "Garrison Forest Rangers" until Union troops arrived to put down the seizure. At the outset of the war the commandant of the arsenal, Colonel Benjamin Huger, who was a South Carolina native, resigned his commission and joined the confederates.
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Pikesville Arsenal Front Elevation
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Pikesville, Baltimore County, Maryland
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Location: Pikesville, Baltimore County, Maryland. Maps & Images Lat: 39.3752211 Long: -76.7224538 |
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- North American Forts - Pikesville Aresnal
- Wikipedia - Pikesville Arsenal
- Marker
- Maryland Historical Trust - Pikesville Arsenal
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