Detroit Arsenal (1)
Detroit Arsenal (1) (1833-1877) - A U.S. Army arsenal established in 1833 and completed in 1837. Located in present day Dearborn (formerly Dearbornville), Wayne County, Michigan. Abandoned in 1877. Also known as Dearborn Arsenal and Dearbornville Arsenal.
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Detroit Arsenal (1) History
A U.S. Army arsenal established in 1833 and completed in 1837. The arsenal was built on the Rouge River at a distance from Detroit to minimize any destruction that might result from an explosion. The eleven arsenal buildings were arranged around a 360' square and connected by an 12' high masonry wall. The buildings were all constructed of brick and included a three story main depot structure.
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Abandoned and the buildings sold off in 1877.
| Assumed | Relieved | Rank | Name | Cullum | Notes |
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| 1842 | 1843 | 2d Lt. | Kingsbury, Charles P. | 1018 | |
| 1844 | 1844 | 2d Lt. | Kingsbury, Charles P. | 1018 | |
| 1871-10-19 | 1875-04-19 | Capt. | Todd, John W. | 1541 | |
| 1865-11-07 | 1867-06-06 | 1st Lt. | Smyser, Jacob H. | 1915 | |
| 1867-08-07 | 1868-11-24 | Capt. | Edie, John R. | 1946 | |
| 1869-10-01 | 1871-10-25 | Capt. | Parker, Francis H. | 1952 | |
| 1851 | 1855 | 1st Lt. | Wainwright, Robert A. | 837 | |
| 1844 | 1846 | 2d Lt. | Callender, Franklin D. | 993 | |
| 1848 | 1851 | 1st Lt. | Callender, Franklin D. | 993 | |
| Dates are formatted in yyyy-mm-dd to sort correctly. The Cullum Number is the graduation order from the United States Military Academy by year and class rank and links to a page for the officer on the website version of the Cullum Register. Listings without a Cullum Number indicate that the person was not a graduate of the United States Military Academy. | |||||
Current Status
The commandant's quarters was restored in 1959 and is now the Dearborn Historical Museum in Dearborn, Wayne County, Michigan.
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Location: 21950 Michigan Ave., Dearborn, Wayne County, Michigan. Maps & Images Lat: 42.306389 Long: -83.243889 |
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 418
Links:
- North American Forts - Fort Detroit Arsenal (1)
- Wikipedia - Commandant's Quarters (Dearborn, Michigan)
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