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Allegheny Arsenal was designed by Benjamin H. Latrobe and built by Captain Abram R. Woolley on land the federal government purchased from William B. Foster. It served as an ammunition production center during the Indian, Mexican and Civil Wars. At least 79 civilian workers—men, women and many children—were killed in three mysterious explosions on September 17, 1862.
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