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- The Spanish-American War led to the U.S. emerging as a global power. It also had a permanent effect on the arsenal. The arsenal would permanently expand its workforce, operations and facilities, and begin to rearrange and install automatic machines to improve production.
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Nov 23, 2022 · One of the first changes to the arsenal was a new mission – manufacturing a new rifle for the Army. During the Spanish-American War U.S. Soldiers were equipped with the Krag-Jorgensen...
Jan 19, 2023 · The second article focused on the arsenal’s role in supplying the Army during the Spanish-American War and leading up to World War I. The third article looked at the arsenal from 1917...
The principle manufacturer was Rock Island Arsenal. As a result of experience gained during the Spanish-American War, the haversack specifications were changed in 1898 to increase the...
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Jul 5, 2022 · The “splendid little war”, as Secretary of State John Hay called the Spanish-American War, would be the arsenal’s first major test to determine if it could meet its requirement of supplying ...
The manufacturing power of Rock Island Arsenal was first tested during the Spanish-American War. Utilizing the original stone shops, the arsenal produced personal equipment for...
Nov 23, 2022 · One of the first changes to the arsenal was a new mission – manufacturing a new rifle for the Army. During the Spanish-American War U.S. Soldiers were equipped with the Krag-Jorgensen...
The museum has been closed twice, during World War I and World War II, to provide more space for manufacturing facilities. Exhibits interpret the history of Rock Island Arsenal and the Union prison camp during the American Civil War, and the site's role as a military industrial facility.
