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Frankford Arsenal, Building No. 59, Southeast corner Mordecai Road & Ripley Street, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA

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Frankford Arsenal, Building No. 59, Southeast corner Mordecai Road & Ripley Street, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA

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Summary

Significance: Building 59 is associated with the expansion of Frankford Arsenal during World War II. It is one of many small storage facilities located throughout the arsenal, the U.S. Army's principal manufacturer of small arms ammunition.
Survey number: HAER PA-74-AO
Building/structure dates: 1943 Initial Construction

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Date

1969 - 1980
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Contributors

Historic American Engineering Record, creator
O'Bannon, Patrick W, historian
John Milner, Associates, historian
Ransom, Christopher, photographer
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Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States40.06119, -75.05674
Google Map of 40.0611875, -75.0567392
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Library of Congress
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