Description
In 1814, William Barclay Foster (Father of Composer Stephen Foster) Sold 30 Acres of Land , between today's 39th and 40th Streets, for $12,000 to the U.S. Government to Erect the Arsenal. The Arsenal was Designed by B. H. Latrobe. The Arsenal Served As a Supply and Manufacturing Center for the Troops in the West. On September 17, 1862, an Explosion Struck the Allegheny Arsenal. It Killed 78 People, who Were For the Most Part Young Girls. This Explosion Became the Worst Civilian Disaster of The Civil War.
Subjects
Lawrenceville (Pittsburgh, Pa.).; Buildings--Pennsylvania--Pittsburgh--Design and construction.; Allegheny Arsenal (Pittsburgh, Pa.).
