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Public Memory of the Allegheny Arsenal Explosion


Questions to consider in your research:


Given all of the evidence you’ve examined, what do you think caused the explosion at the Allegheny Arsenal?

If you could travel back in time and ask one question of the men and women at the Allegheny Arsenal on the day of the explosion, what would it be?

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