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Springfield Armory - Armory Green is a historic structure located at State St in Springfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts. Built in 1805. It is a National Historic Landmark. A contributing property in the Springfield Armory National Historic Site, listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1966.
Springfield Armory - Armory Green is a landmark in Springfield, Hampden County. It is one of 3,654 landmarks documented in Hampden County, among 3,815 historic sites cataloged across the county on MassRoam.
The site sits at 42.1082, -72.5807 near Springfield. The nearest cataloged historic site is Springfield Technical Community College (college & university), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Springfield Armory - Armory Square, Springfield Technical Community College - Scibelli Hall, and Springfield Technical Community College - Deliso Hall.
This record is drawn from public historical records. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
George Washington approved this bluff above the Connecticut River as an arsenal site in 1777 on Henry Knox's recommendation, Knox judging the plain above Springfield one of the most proper spots on every account. Shays' Regulators marched on the grounds in January 1787 hoping to seize the weapons stored here and were driven off with grapeshot, a confrontation that echoed through the Constitutional Convention months later. The open ground at the center of the post is ringed by arsenal buildings including the 1847 Main Arsenal, whose racked muskets moved Longfellow to write 'The Arsenal at Springfield' in 1843.
Sources: en.wikipedia.orgnps.gov
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