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Watervliet Arsenal

Watervliet, New York
County of Albany.
S. Broadway
National Register Number: 66000503
 Resource type: District.
Property type: Defense - arms storage. The threat level was Watch in
2004.
Certified Local Government: NO
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Current use/information: Active Arsenal.

Statement of Significance (as of designation - November 13, 1966):
Founded in 1813, the Arsenal's busiest years were during the Mexican and Civil Wars. It became the Government's cannon factory in 1889, producing seacoast defense guns.

Condition:
The iron building and the greenhouse both are threatened.


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