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Arsenal Monument
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Arsenal Monument Famous memorial

Birth
Death
17 Sep 1862
Monument
Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, USA Add to Map
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This monument was erected in 1928 to honor the memory of 43 young women buried here, some of the approximately 78 young workers killed at the nearby Allegheny Arsenal by an explosion. The accident of Sept 17, 1862 was the worst industrial accident associated with the Civil War.
This monument was erected in 1928 to honor the memory of 43 young women buried here, some of the approximately 78 young workers killed at the nearby Allegheny Arsenal by an explosion. The accident of Sept 17, 1862 was the worst industrial accident associated with the Civil War.

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  • Maintained by: Find a Grave
  • Added: Jan 7, 2001
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/19458/arsenal_monument: accessed ), memorial page for Arsenal Monument (17 Sep 1862–17 Sep 1862), Find a Grave Memorial ID 19458, citing Allegheny Cemetery, Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, USA; Maintained by Find a Grave.