Watervliet
Arsenal City
Published on 14. December 2021
Book
Paperback/Softback
144 pages
978-0-937666-66-1 (ISBN)
Description
This collection of images over the centuries brings to light some of the people, events, and institutions that made Watervliet New York an important and early manufacturing center in the Capital District. This third volume presents the Watervliet Arsenal, an Army-owned and operated manufacturing facility located in the northern part of Watervliet. The arsenal is the oldest, continuously active arsenal in the United States having begun operations during the War of 1812. Many old timers and family members will remember working at the arsenal and have stories to tell. For some it was the center of their life.
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Language
English
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Unsewn / adhesive bound
Dimensions
Height: 229 mm
Width: 152 mm
Thickness: 10 mm
Weight
320 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-937666-66-1 (9780937666661)
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Don Rittner is a historian, environmentalist, archaeologist, and anthropology professor. He wrote a history column from 1999 to 2021 for local newspapers in New York's Capital District about this unique region where much of American history began. Albany's original roots started as a Dutch trading fort in 1614, the first European-built structure in New York. It was the center of the fur trade during the 17th and 18th centuries and became the capital city of New York, guiding the evolution of the Empire State.