The Largest Civilian Disaster During the War Killed Seventy-Eight Workers
Arsenal Park is home to an overshadowed event that is a part of our US Civil War history. The three large explosions at the Allegheny Arsenal on September 17, 1862, was the largest civilian disaster of the war, killing 78 workers. The Allegheny Arsenal was built in Lawrenceville, not yet part of... Sign in to see full entry.