Champlain Arsenal
Champlain Arsenal was a 19th-century fortification near Vergennes, Vermont. Two buildings, built in 1825, still stand and make up the oldest remaining buildings of the Vermont Industrial School, now a Job Corps center. The two arsenal buildings have been shuttered since the 1970's.
Origins[]
The Army established this federal arsenal in 1826 or 1828. It contained quarters for officers, barracks, a magazine, ordnance storehouses, and munitions storehouses.
Antebellum operations[]
Josiah Gorgas briefly served at Champlain Arsenal.
First abandonment[]
The Army discontinued Champlain Arsenal in 1855.
Civil War era[]
Champlain Arsenal reopened in 1861.
Decommissioning[]
The Army left Champlain Arsenal in 1872. The War Department sold the site in 1873.
References[]
Categories:
- Buildings and structures in Vergennes, Vermont
- Closed installations of the United States Army
- Forts in Vermont