Powder Magazine

Fort Brady – 1864

Directly in front of you is the site of a powder magazine, where ammunition and gunpowder were stored.

An explosion there could obliterate the fort. To bomb-proof the magazine, structural timbers were covered with a thick layer of ...

Fort Washington Powder Magazine

Beneath this building lies the powder magazine of Fort Washington, the major military outpost of the United States in the Northwest Territory, 1789-1808. The magazine was uncovered in October, 1952 when footers were being excavated. It is the only ...

Powder Magazine

This structure was built in 1777 under the direction of Joseph Kershaw for the state of South Carolina. A storage facility for ammunition, the magazine had a vaulted roof, 48 inch walls, and supporting butteresses and pillars. Although local patriots ...

Powder Magazine

1867

Report from the Fort

17 August 1867 • Lieutenant Colonel C. S. Stewart

New Magazine – is now essentially completed and ready for use. During the year one third of the inner and main arches have been turned; the ...

The Hessian Powder Magazine

The Hessian Powder Magazine was constructed at Carlisle Barracks in 1777 during the American War for Independence from the British government. Carlisle was a growing depot in support of Gen. George Washington's Continental Army. The magazine stored valuable gunpowder, cannon ...

Powder Magazine

Magazines are structures designed to protect gunpowder and ammunition from moisture, sparks and impact.

In 1814, a much smaller magazine stood here. During the famous bombardment, a British shell crashed into the roof, but miraculously failed to set off an ...