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Powder Magazine (Montgomery, Alabama)

Coordinates: 32°22′53″N 86°19′41″W / 32.38139°N 86.32806°W / 32.38139; -86.32806
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Powder Magazine
The magazine in June 2009
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LocationEugene St., Montgomery, Alabama
Coordinates32°22′53″N 86°19′41″W / 32.38139°N 86.32806°W / 32.38139; -86.32806
Built1861 (1861)
NRHP reference No.73000370[1]
Added to NRHPApril 13, 1973

The Powder Magazine is a historic building in Montgomery, Alabama. The gunpowder magazine was built in 1861 west of the city on a bluff overlooking the Alabama River. Gunpowder for the Confederate Army was stored there during the Civil War, and afterward it was used for general storage.[2] A public park was proposed for the site as early as the 1970s, but the area lay empty until the opening of an artificial whitewater park in 2023.[3][4]

The magazine is a one-story brick building with a pyramidal roof. The walls are 24 inches (61 cm) thick, and the entry door has an iron sill and iron bars.[2] It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1973.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System – (#73000370)". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013. Retrieved March 8, 2024.
  2. ^ a b Floyd, W. Warner (December 29, 1972). "Powder Magazine". National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination Form. National Park Service. Archived from the original on March 8, 2024. Retrieved March 8, 2024. See also: "Accompanying photos". Archived from the original on March 8, 2024. Retrieved March 8, 2024.
  3. ^ Harper, Brad (September 20, 2019). "Whitewater park: Former housing project residents put faith in future". Montgomery Advertiser. Archived from the original on September 26, 2022. Retrieved March 8, 2024.
  4. ^ Cason, Mike (July 7, 2023). "$90 million Montgomery Whitewater park offers rafting, kayaking, food, music, beer, and more". AL.com. Archived from the original on July 15, 2023. Retrieved March 8, 2024.