Arsenal of Democracy: A History of Rock Island Arsenal from Reconstruction to World War I

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This is the second of six articles looking at the 160-year history of Rock Island Arsenal.

Arsenal of Democracy: A History of Rock Island Arsenal from Reconstruction to World War I

When the arsenal was established in 1862 on Rock Island, Illinois, Maj. Charles P. Kingsbury, the arsenal’s first commander, designed and began building the first permanent building on the Island.

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