Confederate Armory
Inscription
Manufactured Enfield-type
rifles. In 1863 plant moved
to Columbia, S.C. Building
was located 1/4 mi. SE.
Burned in 1865.
Location
AddressCollege Street in Asheville
CityAsheville
CountyBuncombe
StateNorth Carolina
Coordinates35.596565, -82.548260
Sources
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