The "organ of muskets" at Springfield Armory National Historic Site in Springfield, #Massachusetts. Springfield was the primary center for the manufacture of United States military firearms from 1794 until its closing in 1968. The main arsenal building, where the museum is located today, was constructed between 1847 and 1850. This massive brick building served as a storage facility for the weapons manufactured at the armory. The museum houses the world's largest collection of American military firearms, which began as a technical reference library for armory engineers. Other original buildings at the Springfield Armory campus are now home to Springfield Technical Community College. Twenty acres of the 55-acre site remained with the National Park Service for historic preservation. The other building on the @NationalParkService property is Officer's Quarters 1, which was built in 1847 and was home to Armory commanding officers and their families through 1967. Springfield Armory became a unit of the National Park Service on October 26, 1974. #ma #mahistory #SpreadTheHistory #nps #nps103 #goparks #nationalpark #nationalparks #nationalparkservice #goparks #americanhistory #nationalparkgeek #travelblog #travelblogger #explore #blog #blogger #exploremassachusetts #architecture #archi_ologie #smallparksaturday #findyourpark #springfield #springfieldma #armory #springfieldarmorynationalhistoricsite #newengland #visitMA (at Springfield Armory National Historic Site) https://www.instagram.com/p/B_doJxEDGJ5/?igshid=beoig9815fgi
