Comments on: Explosion at the Allegheny Arsenal http://www.historynet.com/explosion-at-the-allegheny-arsenal.htm?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=explosion-at-the-allegheny-arsenal From the World's Largest History Magazine Publisher Wed, 15 Feb 2012 00:45:11 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 By: Charles Mattina http://www.historynet.com/explosion-at-the-allegheny-arsenal.htm#comment-614153 Charles Mattina Wed, 22 Jun 2011 02:19:00 +0000 http://www.historynet.com/?p=13682161#comment-614153 This was an excellent article. I am wondering, how old were the "girls?" Certainly there are records indicating that some of the girls who worked in the Lowell textile mills were as young as 10 -12. Was it similar at the armories and other munitions plants? This was an excellent article. I am wondering, how old were the "girls?" Certainly there are records indicating that some of the girls who worked in the Lowell textile mills were as young as 10 -12. Was it similar at the armories and other munitions plants?

]]> By: matthew lyons http://www.historynet.com/explosion-at-the-allegheny-arsenal.htm#comment-319627 matthew lyons Tue, 17 Aug 2010 04:16:25 +0000 http://www.historynet.com/?p=13682161#comment-319627 hello my name is matthew lyons i am 25 years old and i am a very big civil war fan!!!! i was born and raised in lawrenceviile just blocks away from arsnal park i here many people tell me that there are tunnels under the school and a place that i worked at for the last six years people at my work have also shown me wholes that have cement over them that were once ways to get in this tunnel if you have any pictures or information on this i would relly like to to know because if htis is true about tis tunnel that could be a thing to do some research on thank you hello my name is matthew lyons i am 25 years old and i am a very big civil war fan!!!! i was born and raised in lawrenceviile just blocks away from arsnal park i here many people tell me that there are tunnels under the school and a place that i worked at for the last six years people at my work have also shown me wholes that have cement over them that were once ways to get in this tunnel if you have any pictures or information on this i would relly like to to know because if htis is true about tis tunnel that could be a thing to do some research on thank you

]]> By: Nick http://www.historynet.com/explosion-at-the-allegheny-arsenal.htm#comment-255929 Nick Wed, 21 Apr 2010 20:19:54 +0000 http://www.historynet.com/?p=13682161#comment-255929 The previous commenter appears to be correct. I've been to the park there but I wasn't aware of the history. In defense of the author I thought the arsenal might have been formerly located in old Allegheny City, destroyed in the explosion, and then reconstructed in Lawrenceville, but it turns out that is not the case. The photos and source documents from the Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh cited by Wikipedia show that the site of the explosion really was Lawrenceville. Allegheny Cemetery is in the same neighborhood. A search of google books finds a reference to the Reverend Richard Lee's church on 43rd Street in Lawrenceville. Neither is the explosion listed in this chronology of events Allegheny City: http://www.alleghenycity.org/downloads/A_Chronological_History_of_Old_Allegheny_City.pdf The previous commenter appears to be correct. I've been to the park there but I wasn't aware of the history. In defense of the author I thought the arsenal might have been formerly located in old Allegheny City, destroyed in the explosion, and then reconstructed in Lawrenceville, but it turns out that is not the case.

The photos and source documents from the Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh cited by Wikipedia show that the site of the explosion really was Lawrenceville. Allegheny Cemetery is in the same neighborhood. A search of google books finds a reference to the Reverend Richard Lee's church on 43rd Street in Lawrenceville.

Neither is the explosion listed in this chronology of events Allegheny City: http://www.alleghenycity.org/downloads/A_Chronological_History_of_Old_Allegheny_City.pdf

]]> By: Joe Adamczyk http://www.historynet.com/explosion-at-the-allegheny-arsenal.htm#comment-254126 Joe Adamczyk Tue, 20 Apr 2010 13:19:04 +0000 http://www.historynet.com/?p=13682161#comment-254126 The article is incorrect, in that the arsenal was in Lawrenceville, not Allegheny. The site is now, I believe, home to Arsenal Middle School, on Butler St. The article is incorrect, in that the arsenal was in Lawrenceville, not Allegheny. The site is now, I believe, home to Arsenal Middle School, on Butler St.

]]> By: Richard Baer http://www.historynet.com/explosion-at-the-allegheny-arsenal.htm#comment-246486 Richard Baer Wed, 14 Apr 2010 21:27:25 +0000 http://www.historynet.com/?p=13682161#comment-246486 This article was very interesting and I was not aware of how much the women of the North worked in the arsenals. It stands to reason after thinking about what the situation was really like during that time in history. Thanks for a job well done on the research and publishing of this article. This article was very interesting and I was not aware of how much the women of the North worked in the arsenals. It stands to reason after thinking about what the situation was really like during that time in history. Thanks for a job well done on the research and publishing of this article.

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