Marker Inscription
JEFFERSON ORDNANCE MAGAZINE THIS HISTORIC POWDER HOUSE OR MAGAZINE WAS CONSTRUCTED DURING THE CIVIL WAR TO SAFELY STORE POWDER AND MUNITIONS. THE SINGLE ROOM, SQUARE BRICK BUILDING’S STRUCTURAL DESIGN FOCUSED ON SECURITY AND VENTILATION, COMPLETE WITH A LIGHT ROOF TO BEAR THE BULK OF THE FORCE SHOULD AN EXPLOSION OCCUR. ON APRIL 14, 1865, FEDERAL TROOPS TOOK OVER THE BUILDINGS AND USED THEM FOR TROOP ENCAMPMENT. THE REMAINS OF TWO SIMILAR POWDER MAGAZINES WERE ALSO DISCOVERED NEAR THIS SITE. THIS MAGAZINE IS THE ONLY FREESTANDING ORDNANCE MAGAZINE IN TEXAS AND ONE OF THE FEW REMAINING IN THE U.S.
About this site
Jefferson Ordnance Magazine is a historical marker in Jefferson, Marion County, dedicated in 2011. It is one of 94 historical markers documented in Marion County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 132 historic sites cataloged across the county.
The site sits at 32.7585, -94.3387 near Jefferson. The nearest cataloged historic site is Planters Bank (historical marker), about 0.3 miles away. Others within a short drive include Jefferson Turn Basin, Austin Street Mercantile, and Rosebud Saloon, Old.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5507016909. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
