US Arsenal (Historical Marker)

Marker Number	2
Marker Text	Authorized by Congress, 1836. Taken over by Confederacy, 1861. Destroyed March 1865, by Sherman. Ruins stand 2 blocks S.W.
Location	Hay Street at Bradford Avenue in Fayetteville
Area	Other
Description	Built in 1838, the United States arsenal in Fayetteville was essential to the Confederate war effort. In 1836, the federal government purchased almost 100 acres in Haymont, in west Fayetteville, for construction of an armory to supplement similar facilities in Georgia and Virginia. Given the vital role of the arsenal to the war effort, the facility drew Sherman to Fayetteville on March 11, 1865. His troops invaded Fayetteville and set fire to the complex the next day.


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