Marshall arsenal and powder mill
Powder works, Marshall, Texas.
- Side
- Confederate
- Kind
- Powder works
- Where
- Marshall, Texas
- Years
- 1863-1865
- Today
- Marker only
MARSHALL ARSENAL AND POWDER MILL
The ordnance post from Arkadelphia moved here at the end of August 1863 and built shops for small arms, smiths and carpenters, a magazine and a powder mill. It made gunpowder and repaired small arms until the war ended in May 1865.
Then
The ordnance post from Arkadelphia moved here at the end of August 1863. Shops for small arms, smiths and carpenters, a magazine and a powder mill were built, and the powder mill was in full operation in 1864.
The arsenal made gunpowder and repaired small arms until the war ended in May 1865.
Now
Marker only
A state marker stands on Loop 390 north of Marshall.
The nearest railroad in service today is a line owned by Union Pacific, about 0.6 miles away.
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