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“Where Death Began”: Tragedy and Memory at the Allegheny Arsenal
ECW welcomes guest author Rich Condon In the early afternoon hours of September 17, 1862, Joseph R. Frick, a local wagon driver, made his final rounds delivering three 100lb. barrels of gunpowder to the main laboratory of Allegheny Arsenal in … Continue reading
Pittsburgh’s Forgotten Civil War Treasure
When pondering the history of the city of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, the first thing that springs to mind is generally not the city’s involvement in the American Civil War. Although the state hosted the most famous battle of the war, Pittsburgh seemingly stood … Continue reading
Posted in Battlefields & Historic Places, Civil War Events, Preservation, Upcoming Events
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