Main Arsenal

Main Arsenal (HML7W)

Location: Springfield, MA 01105 Hampden County
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Country: United States of America
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N 42° 6.455', W 72° 34.896'

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The massive Main Arsenal (199 by 69 feet) was constructed between 1847 and 1850, during Col. James W. Ripley's tenure as commanding officer of Springfield Armory. With its dominating location, the Main Arsenal became the symbol of the Armory and was incorporated into the cit seal when Springfield became a city in 1852.
In the hundreds of years since they entered the language, the terms "armory" and "arsenal" have had varied — and often interchangeable— meanings. When Congress established Springfield Armory in 1794, weapons were manufactured in an "armory and stored in an "arsenal." This distinction was maintained at Springfield, but was not applied consistently elsewhere.
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HM NumberHML7W
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Placed ByNational Park Service
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Date Added Sunday, September 7th, 2014 at 12:47pm PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)18T E 699954 N 4664551
Decimal Degrees42.10758333, -72.58160000
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 42° 6.455', W 72° 34.896'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds42° 6' 27.30" N, 72° 34' 53.76" W
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Area Code(s)413
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 49 Byers St, Springfield MA 01105, US
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