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The massive Main Arsenal, measuring 199 by 69 feet, was constructed between 1847 and 1850 during Col. James W. Ripley's tenure as commanding officer of Springfield Armory. Because of its dominating location, it became the symbol of the Armory and was incorporated into the city seal when Springfield became a city in 1852. Over the centuries, 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, a distinction maintained at Springfield but not applied consistently elsewhere.
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Springfield, Massachusetts · United States
