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An armory in Fort Collins was constructed on land owned by S.H. Clammer and F.A. Carleton who paid for the construction and leased the armory to the state. It included a basement shooting gallery, a large drill hall, officers' quarters, enlisted men's quarters, and offices. used as a meeting, convention, and entertainment facility.
The Gold Country (also known as Mother Lode Country) is a historic region in the northern portion of the U.S. state of California, that is primarily on the western slope of the Sierra Nevada. It is famed for the mineral deposits and gold mines that attracted waves of immigrants, known as the 49ers, during the 1849 California Gold Rush.
The first event hosted at the armory was the New Armory Fair, [185] hosted by the 7th Regiment in the last two months of 1879. [346] The building's first event after its opening, the Inauguration Ball on December 15, 1880, [195] [196] attracted 38,000 guests. [88]
Auburn, California. Coordinates. 38°53′29″N 121°04′31″W / 38.891283°N 121.075366°W / 38.891283; -121.075366. Type. History museum. Website. Official website. The Gold Country Museum is a history museum located in Auburn, California, United States. It focuses on the history of the California Gold Rush in Placer County.
Minneapolis Armory. The Minneapolis Armory is a historic event center and former National Guard armory located in downtown Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States. Built by the Public Works Administration in 1936, the building was occupied by several Army and Naval Militia units of the Minnesota National Guard from its opening until 1985. [4]
Colt Armory, original East Armory in 1857. The armory was built on a 260-acre (110 ha) site beginning in 1855. Low-lying, often flooded meadows were set off from the river by a 2-mile (3.2 km) dike and drained. The dike and earliest armory buildings were completed in 1855, and Colt's mansion Armsmear was constructed the following year on a hill ...
The Colorado National Guard Armory, known commonly by locals simply as the Armory, is a landmark in Golden, Colorado. Unusual in its construction, it was at one time the largest cobblestone building in the United States. It was built in 1913 by the Colorado National Guard as an armory, quarters, mess hall and auditorium for the Guard's Company ...
The Armory (Portland, Oregon) / 45.524166°N 122.681639°W / 45.524166; -122.681639. The Armory, historically known as the First Regiment Armory Annex, and home to Portland Center Stage at The Armory, is a historic building with two theaters and is located in Portland, Oregon, United States. It was built in 1891 by Multnomah County to ...