Liberty Arsenal

39°11′57″N 94°24′23″W / 39.19906°N 94.4065°W / 39.19906; -94.4065

"Old Sacramento Cannon" captured by U.S. during the Mexican–American War in 1847 and taken to the Liberty Arsenal. The cannon was seized by pro-slavery forces in 1856 and fired during the Sacking of Lawrence in 1856. The cannon was damaged in 1896 when it was loaded with clay and straw and fired.

The Liberty Arsenal, known by Federal authorities as the Missouri Depot[1] was a United States Army arsenal at Liberty, Missouri in Clay County, Missouri. The depot was seized twice by Southern partisans, once during the Kansas troubles in 1855, and again shortly after the outbreak of the American Civil War.[2] It was located generally west of the junction of Missouri Route 291 and old 210 Highway.[3]

  1. ^ History of Clay and Platte Counties, p. 195
  2. ^ History of Clay & Platte Counties, pp. 174–175, pp. 195–197
  3. ^ Borgedalen, Liberty Tribune