Last updated: December 11, 2024
Place
Hessian Powder Magazine
US Army
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US Army
The oldest building at Carlisle Barracks, the Hessian Powder Magazine was reportedly built by Hessian prisoners of war during the American Revolution. It was located near the original entrance to the Carlisle Indian Boarding School and was the first campus building seen by the children as they arrived at the school at midnight on October 6, 1879 on the garrison road.
Today the magazine houses a small museum covering the 250-year history of the barracks.