Picatinny Arsenal: Home of American Firepower

摘要

on June 26, 1880, the U,S. government purchased 1,195.8 acres of land to build what was referred to as the ''Grand Arsenal on the Atlantic Seaboard." Originally called the Dover Powder Depot, the name was changed just 4 days later to Picatinny Powder Arsenal, NJ. in 1907, it officially (became Picatinny Arsenal.