Existing comment:
The Kentucky State Arsenal:
Workhorse of a Building:
The men and material of the State Arsenal have been called into both domestic and foreign service. In 1864, the arsenal was critical in the defense of Frankfort against Confederate attack. During several crises in the early twentieth century, guardsmen were dispatched from the arsenal on missions to maintain civil order and provide disaster relief. As during the Civil War, soldiers received equipment from the arsenal for the Spanish-American War (1898) and the Mexican border campaign (1916-1917). After World War I (1914-1918), the arsenal returned to its primary use as munitions storage and warehouse. |