Arsenal
Arsenal is a military installation in Philadelphia, Philadelphia Region, Pennsylvania. Arsenal is situated nearby to the military installation Commissary, as well as near the museum Fort Mifflin.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Fort Mifflin and James and Ann Whitall House.
Fort Mifflin
Museum
Fort Mifflin, originally called Fort Island Battery and also known as Mud Island Fort, was commissioned in 1771 and sits on Mud Island on the Delaware River below Philadelphia, Pennsylvania near Philadelphia International Airport.
James and Ann Whitall House
Museum
Photo: Zeete, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Red Bank Battlefield is located along the Delaware River in National Park, Gloucester County, New Jersey. It was the location of the Battle of Red Bank in the American Revolutionary War on October 22, 1777. Fort Mercer and its sister, Fort Mifflin in Pennsylvania, defended the river and prevented the British from using it for transportation. James and Ann Whitall House is situated 1¼ miles east of Arsenal.
Fort Mercer
Ruins
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Fort Mercer was an earthen fort on the eastern shores of the Delaware River in New Jersey that was constructed by the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War. Fort Mercer is situated 1¼ miles east of Arsenal.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include National Park and Red Bank.
National Park
Village
Photo: Zeete, CC BY-SA 4.0.
National Park is a borough in Gloucester County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2020 United States census, the borough's population was 3,026, a decrease of 10 from the 2010 census count of 3,036, which in turn reflected a decline of 169 from the 3,205 counted in the 2000 census. National Park is situated 2 miles east of Arsenal.
Red Bank
Hamlet
National Park is a borough in Gloucester County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2020 United States census, the borough's population was 3,026, a decrease of 10 from the 2010 census count of 3,036, which in turn reflected a decline of 169 from the 3,205 counted in the 2000 census. Red Bank is situated 2 miles east of Arsenal.
Billingsport
Hamlet
Billingsport is an unincorporated community within Paulsboro, in Gloucester County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. The community is located on the Delaware River. Billingsport is situated 2½ miles southwest of Arsenal.
Arsenal
- Type: Military installation
- Also known as: “Guard House”
- Categories: building and historic site
- Location: Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Philadelphia Region, Pennsylvania, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
39.87535° or 39° 52′ 31″ northLongitude
-75.21255° or 75° 12′ 45″ westInception
1816Open location code
87F6VQGP+4XOpenStreetMap ID
way 74661355OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
historic=military
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