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Springfield Armory - Perimeter Fence and Gates is a historic structure located at State St in Springfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts. Built in 1857, designed by Lt. Col. James W. Ripley. 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 - Perimeter Fence and Gates 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 42.1056, -72.5816 near Springfield. The nearest cataloged historic site is Springfield Armory - Gatehouse at Gate No. 3 (landmark), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Springfield Armory - Original Purchase Marker, Hotel Rainville, and Clark, Frederick W. Double House.
This record is drawn from public historical records. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
The fence around the armory grounds is made of scrapped artillery. Unable to get an appropriation to buy one, Major James W. Ripley requisitioned obsolete cannon from government storage, some dating to the Revolution, and sent them to a local foundry; the foundry kept part of the iron as its fee and cast the rest into nine-foot palings shaped as pikes and spearheads, set into a red sandstone base. Work continued after the Civil War and the enclosure was finished in 1890. It is among the most distinctive features of the Springfield Armory, the first federal armory, established on this bluff in 1777 at George Washington's direction and now a National Historic Site.
Sources: en.wikipedia.orgnps.gov
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