Three cities and their industrial interests, with an historical and descriptive sketch of the national armory and arsenal, the location, manufacturing facilities, and business advantages of Davenport, Iowa, and Rock Island, Moline, and Milan, Illinois--their commerce, population, schools, churches, and present condition . ities with Indians. A garrisonwas maintained at Fort Armstrong till May 4th, 1836, when the fort was Street, Indian Agent, had charge of the Island until 1838, wheTi ColonelGeorge Davenport succeeded him, remaining in charge two years. In 1840 an ord-nance d
Three cities and their industrial interests, with an historical and descriptive sketch of the national armory and arsenal, the location, manufacturing facilities, and business advantages of Davenport, Iowa, and Rock Island, Moline, and Milan, Illinois--their commerce, population, schools, churches, and present condition . ities with Indians. A garrisonwas maintained at Fort Armstrong till May 4th, 1836, when the fort was Street, Indian Agent, had charge of the Island until 1838, wheTi ColonelGeorge Davenport succeeded him, remaining in charge two years. In 1840 an ord-nance depot was established at the fort, of which Captain had chargeuntil 1845, when the stores were removed to St. Louis Arsenal. Froi^i 1845 till theact for establishing the Rock Island Arsenal was passed, in 1862, the Island was incharge of a civil agent or custodian employed by the war department, out of the con-trol of which it never passed. THE COMMANDANTS. GENERAL THOMAS J. RODMAN. The act of congress locating the National Arsenal on Rock Island was approvedJuly 11th, 1862, and it appropriated for the purpose $100, This was the firstaction of congress looking definitely to the construction of the Arsenal. Ground forthe first building — that now seen at the extreme west end of the Island — was. THE ARSENAL GLN-VARD ON MAIN ANliMK. broken September 1st, 1863. The corner-stone was laid April 20th, 1864. The towerof this building is supplied with one of the best clocks in the United States. It hasa dial twelve feet in diameter on each of the four sides of the tower, and a strikingbell weighing 3,300 pounds. The dials can be easily read from the cities of Daven-port and Rock Island. General Thomas J. Rodman, the inventor of the famous gunbearing his name, was assigned to the command of the Arsenal in June, 1865, succeed- BOCK ISLAND ARSENAL. 107 ing Major Kingsbury, wlio was the first ordnance officer in command. GeneralRodman assumed his duties August 3d, 1865
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