armory

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His band quickly took control of a federal armory and rifle factory in the sleeping town of Harpers Ferry.

From Slate • Apr. 2, 2026

“He has an armory, handcuffs, cars, and money to run his programs.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 10, 2025

Four current exhibitions in particular make a perfect walking tour on the way to the fair or after attending it, and they are all within a 10-minute walk of the armory, and each other.

From New York Times • May 3, 2024

He was the man who, in 1859, led his sons and fellow abolitionists, Black and white, on a raid of the federal armory at Harpers Ferry in Virginia, now in West Virginia.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 12, 2024

Two swords, and not a personal armory of spears and halberds.

From "Strange the Dreamer" by Laini Taylor