National Archives at Philadelphia

Public Memory of the Disaster

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In the decades following the Civil War, the Allegheny Arsenal explosion seemed to mostly fade from the public’s memory. Why do you think this was so? Look at how this event has been remembered – and forgotten.

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House of Representatives Reporting

Lost in Time: Deadly Arsenal Blast of 1862 commemorated

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